MH4711 — Foundations of Algebra
This module is not taught at the moment
Contact Information
| Name | Dr. Bernd Kreussler |
| Office | N29 |
| Internal Telephone | 4578 |
| bernd.kreussler@mic.ul.ie | |
| WWW | www.maths.mic.ul.ie/kreussler/ |
Contents of the lecture delivered during the autumn semester 2011
- Fundaments of the Calculation with Numbers and Symbols
- Solving Equations
- The Integers
- Rational and Real Numbers
- Complex Numbers
- Groups
Textbooks
There exists a large number of textbooks which cover the foundational material presented in this module. Which one is your favourite, depends very much on your taste and on your own experience. Therefore, it is worth the time to browse through sections 510 and 512 on the shelves of our library. Please, try to find the book which suits your needs most. Only a few examples follow.
- HUNTER, J., MONK, D., Algebra and number systems, (Blackie), 1971.
- BOOTH, D.J., Foundation Mathematics, (Addison Wesley), 1991.
- HUNGERFORD, T.W.; MERCER, R., College algebra, (Saunders College Publishing), 1991.
- NEWMARK, J; LAKE, F., Mathematics as a second language, (Addison Wesley), 1988.
- STEWART, I.; TALL, D., The foundations of mathematics , (Oxford University Press), 1992.
- NIVEN, I.; ZUCKERMAN, H.S., An introduction to the theory of numbers, (Wiley), 1980.
