Higgins, Peter M. <br/><br/>
Algebra :  a very short introduction 
Peter M. Higgins 
 - Oxford, United Kingdom :  Oxford University Press,  c2015. 
 - xiv, 144 p. :  ill. ;  16 cm. 
 - Very short introductions,  447 .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/> This introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.  Numbers and algebra --   The laws of algebra --   Linear equations and inequalities --   Quadratic equations --   The algebra of polynomials and cubic equations --   Algebra and the arithmetic of remainders --   Introduction to matrices --   Matrices and groups --   Determinants and matrices --   Vector spaces. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198732822 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra
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