Algebraic Theories (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Leonard Dickson

by Leonard Eugene Dickson

This in-depth introduction to classical topics in higher algebra provides rigorous, detailed proofs for its explorations of some of mathematics' most significant concepts, including matrices, invariants, and groups. All topics are developed with a remarkable lucidity and discussed in close connection with their most frequent mathematical applications. 1926 edition.

Hardcover

First published June 10, 2004

About the author

Leonard Eugene Dickson (January 22, 1874 – January 17, 1954) was an American mathematician. He was one of the first American researchers in abstract algebra, in particular the theory of finite fields and classical groups, and is also remembered for a three-volume history of number theory, History of the Theory of Numbers.