Notes on Algebraic Structures
by Peter J. Cameron
Publisher: Queen Mary, University of London 2006
Number of pages: 102
Description:
After a short introductory chapter consisting mainly of reminders about such topics as functions, equivalence relations, matrices, polynomials and permutations, the notes fall into two chapters, dealing with rings and groups respectively.
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