Algebra and Geometry

by Alan F. Beardon

This text gives a basic introduction, and a unified approach, to algebra and geometry. Alan Beardon covers the ideas of complex numbers, scalar and vector products, determinants, linear algebra, group theory, permutation groups, symmetry groups, and various aspects of geometry including groups of isometries, rotations, and spherical geometry. The emphasis is on the interaction among these topics. The text is divided into short sections, with exercises at the end of each section.

Genres: Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry

340 pages, Hardcover

First published July 15, 2002

Reviews

[Tom Ritman-Meer]

A thorough, if rather dull treatment.

[Henne]

A tour of various topics in abstract algebra, linear algebra, and geometry, suitable for beginning undergraduate students in mathematics and related fields.

[sqrt2]

Well written, not enough examples and not enough linear algebra , but good none the less