Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Infinite Abelian Groups : Dover Books on Mathematics - Irving Kaplansky

Infinite Abelian Groups

By: Irving Kaplansky

Paperback | 1 November 2018

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

In the Introduction to this concise monograph, the author states his two main goals: first, "to make the theory of infinite abelian groups available in a convenient form to the mathematical public; second, to help students acquire some of the techniques used in modern infinite algebra." Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics, the text requires no extensive background beyond the rudiments of group theory.

Starting with examples of abelian groups, the treatment explores torsion groups, Zorn's lemma, divisible groups, pure subgroups, groups of bounded order, and direct sums of cyclic groups. Subsequent chapters examine Ulm's theorem, modules and linear transformations, Banach spaces, valuation rings, torsion-free and complete modules, algebraic compactness, characteristic submodules, and the ring of endomorphisms. Many exercises appear throughout the book, along with a guide to the literature and a detailed bibliography.

About the Author

Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006) received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Harvard in 1941. He worked with the U.S. Government's Applied Mathematics Panel during World War II and taught at the University of Chicago from 1945–84, where he was Chairman of the Mathematics Department from 1962–67. He was Director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California, from 1984-92 and was President of the American Mathematical Society from 1985–86. Dover also publishes his <Linear Algebra and Geometry: A Second Course.

More in Mathematics

Speed : How it Explains the World - Vaclav Smil

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
The Infinite Game : From the bestselling author of Start With Why - Simon Sinek
Primary Mathematics : 4th Edition - Integrating Theory with Practice - Penelope Baker
The Art of Gathering : How We Meet and Why It Matters - Priya Parker
How to Win At Chess : The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond - Levy Rozman
Collins Classics - The Republic : Collins Classics - Plato
The Maths Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained - DK

RRP $42.99

$32.99

23%
OFF
The Selfish Gene : 40th Anniversary Edition - Richard Dawkins

RRP $32.95

$26.99

18%
OFF
The Mending of Broken Bones : A Modern Guide to Classical Algebra - Paul Lockhart
Geometry : Grades 6 - 8 - Kumon Publishing

RRP $24.99

$18.75

25%
OFF