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Abstract Algebra, Fifth Edition, includes challenging topics as well as numerous figures, tables, photographs, charts, biographies and computer exercises, making the text more compelling, current, and relevant for students.

• All cross-referenced exercises (odd exercises) feature solutions in the answer section of the text.
• True/false exercises have been posted on the web site to correspond with the Supplementary Exercises in text.
• A text-specific web site contains updated software for the computer exercises found in the book, as well as additional exercises for practicing and reinforcing concepts.

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Decent	Customer Rating:
This book is great for a decent first introduction to modern algebra, but it must be accompanied by a more dense book to truly allow the reader an opportunity to learn algebra. Dummit and Foote have written an excellent book, the Schuam's guide to group theory is nice , and for the more ambitious reader I would recommend Hungerford.

Great Introduction to Abstract Algebra	Customer Rating:
Although this book may not be as rigorous as Hungerford, I still like this book. Actually, I prefer it over Hungerford. There are still proofs involved in the exercises. I don't understand why some reviews are bad for this book. I highly recommend it's use in an undergraduate Abstract Algebra class.

fun math

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After high school algebra and geometry, most of the math we learn doesn't apply much to the every day world. So, when a college math book takes the time to show examples of real world applications, I appreciate it. It helps to ground the material. This is not the rigorous, concise, law-theorem-corollary-lemma-and-repeat kind of book one gets used to, but it was fun to read. I'd recommend reading this along with a traditional style algebra textbook.

Simply the Best	Customer Rating:
The best intro ever, I have read many texts but this is a the most beautiful and the most fun! Trust me, buy it!

Great Aid

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This book works great in conjunction with the book Contemporary Abstract Algebra. I'm an undergrad taking Group Theory and completely lost! But with this book, I use the answers to better understand what the question is asking. I think that's how the questions should be made in general: Give the students the answer and ask them how to get to it. Students would better understand what the question asks and the material in general. Anyway, I would recommend this book for any student using the book as a text.