Basic Notions of Algebra

Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences #11

by Igor R. Shafarevich

Wholeheartedly recommended to every student and user of mathematics, this is an extremely original and highly informative essay on algebra and its place in modern mathematics and science. From the fields studied in every university maths course, through Lie groups to cohomology and category theory, the author shows how the origins of each concept can be related to attempts to model phenomena in physics or in other branches of mathematics. Required reading for mathematicians, from beginners to experts.

Genres: Mathematics

264 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 1899

About the author

Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich is a Russian mathematician who has contributed to algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. He has written books and articles that criticize socialism and was an important dissident during the Soviet regime.