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Algebra fulfills a definite need to provide a self-contained, one volume, graduate level algebra text that is readable by the average graduate student and flexible enough to accomodate a wide variety of instructors and course contents. The guiding philosophical principle throughout the text is that the material should be presented in the maximum usable generality consistent with good pedagogy. Therefore it is essentially self-contained, stresses clarity rather than brevity and contains an unusually large number of illustrative exercises. The book covers major areas of modern algebra, which is a necessity for most mathematics students in sufficient breadth and depth. Review: Perfect! - One of the most comprehensive coverage of all basic and also some advanced topics that should be covered in a graduate level algebra course. On a different note, though I bought this book in used condition from desertcart Warehouse Deals, it was in almost new condition and was an awesome bargain at the price. Completely satisfied. Review: Perfect mid-level algebra text - More concise than Dummit /Foote, but less so than Lang; less pedantic than Dummit/Foote, but more so than Lang. Hungerford covers less material than either, but as far as the irreducible 'common core' of material goes, Hungerford is a great compromise between the other two. It's an excellent text to use for self-studying/reviewing.
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S**A
Perfect!
One of the most comprehensive coverage of all basic and also some advanced topics that should be covered in a graduate level algebra course. On a different note, though I bought this book in used condition from Amazon Warehouse Deals, it was in almost new condition and was an awesome bargain at the price. Completely satisfied.
塺**槮
Perfect mid-level algebra text
More concise than Dummit /Foote, but less so than Lang; less pedantic than Dummit/Foote, but more so than Lang. Hungerford covers less material than either, but as far as the irreducible 'common core' of material goes, Hungerford is a great compromise between the other two. It's an excellent text to use for self-studying/reviewing.
F**A
decent
My thoughts are ambivalent on this one: the text is quite concise, yet it manages to be pedantically precise to the point of making it sometimes difficult to read. Hungerford takes the convention of rings without unity (which is similar to other books as well), but unlike most books, the theory of rings is developed in this full generality, and thus he ends up considering objects such as left/right modules over rings which are non-unital and non-commutative. The chapters on field theory (V and VI) are nigh-unreadable that our algebra course switched texts midway through. Despite this, the text manages to keep everything at a reasonable length; the group theory and commutative algebra sections are really nice as well, and it is categorical (meaning it is actually relevant to how algebraists today think). Works decently as a reference and has good exercises (though they can sometimes sparsely populate the book) --- but also very fast-paced (if you're into that).
J**O
Excelente texto de álgebra
Llegó a mi casa en excelentes condiciones y muy bien embalado además de eso es un excelente texto para estudiar álgebra , recomendado.
O**R
Perfect Intro For a Grad Student
It presents everything in the context of category theory. I find this makes a LOT of computations easier. In particular, I've found it's point of view very useful in functional analytic work that relies heavily on algebra.
B**Z
Great Book!
It's Great!!!
A**N
Great for Studying
Very detailed with many examples; a sensible organization for a first graduate course in Abstract Algebra!
A**H
Good for grad students
One of the best comprehensive algebra books available to grad students. Large number of (hard) exercises. Not the best book for undergrads.
D**S
Algebra
Ótimo livro.
M**G
ThE algebra textbook
This book is very basic and will accompany me for 4 years of study in the field of abstract algebra. It is very easy to read, therefore best for self-study. The book comes in amazing condition, just like new.
A**Z
Very nice textbook
This is a very well written textbook on abstract algebra. Has a lot of information and it is very good also as a reference.
D**D
En perfecto estado y muy completo
El libro llegó en óptimas condiciones. Además de eso es un material adecuado para un estudio completo del álgebra abstracta.
K**I
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