Classical algebra : its nature, origins, and uses / Roger Cooke.
Cooke, Roger, 1942-
2008
QA155 .C665 2008 (Mapit)
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Classical algebra : its nature, origins, and uses / Roger Cooke.
Author
Cooke, Roger, 1942-
ISBN
9780470259528 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0470259523 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xii, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
QA155 .C665 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
512
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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pt. 1. Numbers and equations. What algebra is
Equations and their solutions
Where algebra comes from
Why algebra is important
Numerical solution of equations
pt. 2. The formulaic approach to equations. Combinatoric solutions I: quadratic equations
Combinatoric solutions II: cubic equations
pt. 3. Resolvents. From combinatorics to resolvents
The search for resolvents
pt. 4. Abstract algebra. Existence and constructibility of roots
The breakthrough: Galois Theory
Modern Algebra / Roger Cooke.

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