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Field Theory : Graduate Texts in Mathematics - Steven Roman

Field Theory

By: Steven Roman

Hardcover | 15 December 2005 | Edition Number 2

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Intended for graduate courses or for independent study, this book presents the basic theory of fields. The first part begins with a discussion of polynomials over a ring, the division algorithm, irreducibility, field extensions, and embeddings. The second part is devoted to Galois theory. The third part of the book treats the theory of binomials. The book concludes with a chapter on families of binomials - the Kummer theory.

This new edition has been completely rewritten in order to improve the pedagogy and to make the text more accessible to graduate students. The exercises have also been improved and a new chapter on ordered fields has been included.

About the first edition:

" ...the author has gotten across many important ideas and results. This book should not only work well as a textbook for a beginning graduate course in field theory, but also for a student who wishes to take a field theory course as independent study."

-J.N. Mordeson, Zentralblatt

"The book is written in a clear and explanatory style. It contains over 235 exercises which provide a challenge to the reader. The book is recommended for a graduate course in field theory as well as for independent study."

- T. Albu, MathSciNet

Industry Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"Springer has just released the second edition of Steven Roman's Field Theory, and it continues to be one of the best graduate-level introductions to the subject out there. ... Every section of the book has a number of good exercises that would make this book excellent to use either as a textbook or to learn the material on your own. All in all, I recommend this book highly as it is a well-written expository account of a very exciting area in mathematics." (Darren Glass, The MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library, February, 2006)

"The second edition of Roman's Field Theory ... offers a graduate course on Galois theory. ... The author's approach is mainly standard ... . the merits of such an approach would have been helpful for readers who already know some Galois theory, or for instructors who have to pick a textbook. ... The clarity of exposition and lots of exercises make this a suitable textbook for a graduate course on Galois theory." (Franz Lemmermeyer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1172, 2009)

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