pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
Visit our new collection website www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
     
Email: Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance? Log In/Register


Item Details
Title: ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND FAMOUS IMPOSSIBILITIES
By: Arthur Jones, Sidney A. Morris, Kenneth R. Pearson
Format: Paperback

List price: £50.99


We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for further information.

ISBN 10: 0387976612
ISBN 13: 9780387976617
Publisher: SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.
Pub. date: 24 September, 1991
Edition: 1st ed. 1991. Corr. 2nd printing 1993
Series: Universitext
Pages: 189
Description: The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube, and trisecting the angle have captured the imagination of both the professional and amateur mathematician for over two thousand years. This book intends to develop the abstract algebra.
Synopsis: The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube and trisecting an angle captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematicians for over two thousand years. Despite the enormous effort and ingenious attempts by these men and women, the problems would not yield to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development. of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century which enabled mathematicians to arrive at the surprising conclusion that these constructions are not possible. In this book we develop enough abstract algebra to prove that these constructions are impossible. Our approach introduces all the relevant concepts about fields in a way which is more concrete than usual and which avoids the use of quotient structures (and even of the Euclidean algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two polynomials). Having the geometrical questions as a specific goal provides motivation for the introduction of the algebraic concepts and we have found that students respond very favourably. We have used this text to teach second-year students at La Trobe University over a period of many years, each time refining the material in the light of student performance.
Illustrations: X, 189 p.
Publication: US
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Returns: Returnable
Some other items by this author:
A CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO QUEER UTOPIAS (PB)
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND FAMOUS IMPOSSIBILITIES
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND FAMOUS IMPOSSIBILITIES (HB)
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND FAMOUS IMPOSSIBILITIES (PB)
AN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MODEL FOR PREVENTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE (PB)
AUSCULTATION OF BREATH SOUNDS (CD)
AWAKEN AND ARISE ! (PB)
CANIADAU AR YMADAWIAD Y PARCH...
CHANNELING THE APOCALYPSE (PB)
CHAOS: A MATHEMATICAL INTRODUCTION
CHAOS: A MATHEMATICAL INTRODUCTION (PB)
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE EFFECTIVELY (PB)
COMPUTER-BASED SCIENCE INSTRUCTION (HB)
CORPORATE STRATEGY (PB)
CRED Y CRISTION (PB)
DARLLEN A DEALL Y BEIBL (PB)
DRUGS IN MANCHESTER (PB)
DYSLEXIA: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS DURING EXAMINATIONS (PB)
ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION (PB)
ETHICS IN THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM
ETHICS IN THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM (HB)
FUZZY SETS (HB)
GCSE/KEY STAGE 4 REVISE GUIDE (PB)
HEALTH, TRANSPORT AND GOVERNMENT (PB)
HEARTS ON FIRE (PB)
HERTFORDSHIRE 1731-1800 (HB)
HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT (HB)
HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT (HB)
HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT (PB)
INNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES (PB)
INTEGRATED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE USING FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMERIC COMPOSITES
KEYS TO THE CESTODE PARASITE OF V (HB)
KEYS TO THE TREMATODA, V (HB)
KEYS TO THE TREMATODA, VOLUME 1 (HB)
KEYS TO THE TREMATODA, VOLUME 2 (HB)
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY AND BANKING IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION (PB)
MANIFOLDS AND MECHANICS
MANIFOLDS AND MECHANICS (HB)
MANIFOLDS AND MECHANICS (PB)
MMR STORY
MODELLING WITH DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
MODELLING WITH DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS (HB)
MODELLING WITH DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS (PB)
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER AT FIFTY
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER AT FIFTY (HB)
NOT ONE, NOT TWO, NOT EVEN A FEW
OLD MARKET, NEWTOWN, LAWRENCE HILL AND MOORFIELDS (PB)
OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (HB)
OSTEOARTHRITIS (HB)
PONTRYAGIN DUALITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF LOCALLY COMPACT ABELIAN GROUPS
PONTRYAGIN DUALITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF LOCALLY COMPACT ABELIAN GROUPS (PB)
RESPONSIBILITY
SALEM FIRE
SCHOOL, REFORM AND SOCIETY IN THE NEW RUSSIA (HB)
SCIENCE AND THE END OF ETHICS (PB)
SIERRA LEONE STUDIES AT BIRMINGHAM (PB)
SOLID SOULS (PB)
SPLITTING THE SECOND
STRUCTURE OF COMPACT GROUPS (HB)
TARGET FOR HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS IN AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET (PB)
THE ART OF PLAYING AT SKITTLES
THE ART OF PLAYING AT SKITTLES: OR, THE (HB)
THE BIBLE'S COVER-STORIES REVEALED (PB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN THE WE (PB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN THE WELSH TEXT
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WE (PB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WE (PB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT (HB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT - PRIMARY SOURCE EDITION
THE HISTORY OF GRUFFYDD AP CYNAN; THE WELSH TEXT - SCHOLAR'S CHOICE EDITION
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN (HB)
THE HISTORY OF GRUFYDD AP CYNAN (PB)
THE JAYSH AL-TAWSHIH OF LISAN AL-DIN IBN AL-KHATIB (HB)
THE LIE THEORY OF CONNECTED PRO-LIE GROUPS (HB)
THE QUR'AN (HB)
THE QUR'AN (PB)
THE REVENUE BOOK
THE REVENUE BOOK
THE ROAD HE TRAVELLED
THE ROAD HE TRAVELLED (HB)
THE ROAD HE TRAVELLED (PB)
THE STRUCTURE OF COMPACT GROUPS
THE STRUCTURE OF COMPACT GROUPS
THE STRUCTURE OF COMPACT GROUPS
THE STRUCTURE OF COMPACT GROUPS (HB)
THE UDDAT AL-JALIS OF IBN BISHRI (HB)
UNDERSTANDING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE (PB)
VILLAGE CHRONICLES (PB)
VILLAGE CHRONICLES (PB)
WORLD PROTEIN RESOURCES (PB)
WRITING FOR YOU, FOR ME, WRITING FOR THE LOVE OF POETRY

TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
Edexcel Award in Algebra Level 3 Workbook (Paperback)
By:
Pearson Education Limited
Our Price : £8.96
more details
Advanced Linear Algebra with Applications (Paperback / softback)
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Our Price : £39.37
more details
Linear Algebra (Hardback)
Cengage Learning, Inc
Our Price : £72.19
more details
Schaum''s Outline of College Algebra, Fifth Edition (Paperback / softback)
McGraw-Hill Education
Our Price : £10.94
more details
College Algebra: Pearson New International Edition (Paperback)
Pearson Education Limited
Our Price : £60.12
more details
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
 mathematics
 algebra


Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
  
Your basket is empty
  Total Items: 0
 






Early Learning
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB) Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
add to basket

Early Learning
add to basket

Picture Book
All the Things We Carry PB What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
add to basket