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| Galois Theory: Lectures Delivered at the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame Mathematical Lectures, Number 2)
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Author: Emil Artin, Arthur N. Milgram
Publisher: Dover Publications
Release Date: 1997-07-10
ISBN-10: 0486623424
ISBN-13: 9780486623429
List Price: $7.95
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Clearly presented elements of one of the most penetrating concepts in modern mathematics include discussions of fields, vector spaces, homogeneous linear equations, extension fields, polynomials, algebraic elements, as well as sections on solvable groups, permutation groups, solution of equations by radicals, and other concepts. 1966 edition.
Not a Self-Contained Book on Galois Theory
| Customer Rating: | Galois Theory is in traditional mathematical format. The major elements of the book are definitions, lemmas, theorems, and proofs. The book introduces the major topics of Galois Theory. They are fields, extension fields, splitting fields, unique decomposition of polynomials into irreducible factors, solvable groups, permutation groups, and solution of equations by radical.
The last part of the book contains the major results of Galois Theory with proofs using the theorems from the second part of the book. They are theorem 5: The polynomial f(x) is solvable by radicals if and only if its group is solvable; theorem 4: The symmetric group G on n letters is not solvable for n > 4; theorem 6: The group of the general equation of degree n is the symmetric group on n letters. The general equation of degree n is not solvable by radicals if n > 4.
This is my second Galois Theory book. What impress me most is the involvement to prove the major results of Galois Theory such as theorem 5 and theorem 6. In order to prove the theorems, mathematicians invent many mathematical objects. They are root, group, symmetric group, solvable group, field, extension field, splitting field, Kummer field/extension, Abelian group, normal subgroup, normal extension, factor/quotient group, homomorph, fixed field, extension by radicals field, and more. Nowadays, we put all these objects under the domain of abstract algebra.
The book is certainly not self-contained because one would need an abstract algebra textbook for reference to the mathematical objects.
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Artin is the man
| Customer Rating: | Any student (graduate or undergraduate) who is learning Galois theory will benefit greatly from reading this book. Artin has a very elegant style of writing and many parts of the book read like a novel. At its current price, there's no reason to not buy this book; you may actually want to buy a few extra copies as they make great gifts and/or stocking stuffers.
I would also recommend Artin's Geometric Algebra. |
the source!
| Customer Rating: | | This is modern Galois Theory, straight from the horse's mouth! Galois Theory is taught today using field extensions rather than by actually solving polynomials, students also learn to view a field extension as a vector space over the smaller field; both of these things were pioneered by Artin. The book also has short, clear proofs of all the main theorems. The only problem is that there are no problems to work on, so I have to say this is only a good reference for Galois Theory. |
Succinct exposition of modern Galois theory by a pioneer.
| Customer Rating: | Emil Artin's short book gets a mention in most texts on
Galois theory. It is very short - only 60 odd pages. Yet
it is a very clear, complete and readable account of the
essential elements of modern Galois theory. It is based
on lectures he gave over 50 years ago but you might think
it was written only yesterday and is comprehensible to
anyone familiar with current abstract algebra terminology.
And the price makes it a bargain. There are no worked
examples, exercises or index here. |
just enjoy
| Customer Rating: | | during reading this cute booklet, you can surely hear the gentle talk of an old math maven.(from the publishing date, the auther was 44 but that's my impression.) with a cup of coffee, stretch those edgy wrinkles of your brain. |
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