A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Seventh Edition
By John B. Fraleigh
* Publisher: Addison Wesley
* Number Of Pages: 536
* Publication Date: 2002-11-06
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0201763907
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780201763904
* Binding: Hardcover
Summary: Fraleigh? awesome, sure
Rating: 5
This book was my introduction to algebra, and I can say that with me it hit its target - I not only learned and understood abstract algebra, but I grew to love it and be thrilled by it. If you are outside of mathematics and looking for the way in, I don't think you can do much better than Fraleigh. You'll outgrow it - almost as soon as you put it down. But that's just testament to how far it can take you in just a dozen or so chapters.
I would recommend, if you can afford it, also buying a copy of a zippier book like Hungerford or Dummit & Foote (ask around) and using it together with Fraleigh. Fraleigh won't let you down in terms of giving you the space you sometimes need to grasp things (for example, he gives Tons of examples, and there are plenty of easy exercises that allow you to soak in patterns in the structures for yourself) and an advanced book will give you increased perspective and power.
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