Essentials of Abstract Algebra

Essentials of Abstract Algebra is designed to provide a brief introduction to modern algebra for teacher-education programs in four-year colleges and for well-prepared junior college mathematics students. The material is written in a simple, easily understood fashion with many examples to help clarify concepts for beginning students. Introductory chapters reinforce and help equalize the background of a wide variety of students. The book follows the popular approach of covering groups, rings, integral domains, and fields, in that order.