Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Mathematical Textbooks

Abstract Algebra with Applications provides a friendly and concise introduction to algebra, with an emphasis on its uses in the modern world. The first part of this book covers groups, after some preliminaries on sets, functions, relations, and induction, and features applications such as public-key cryptography, Sudoku, the finite Fourier transform, and symmetry in chemistry and physics. The second part of this book covers rings and fields, and features applications such as random number generators, error correcting codes, the Google page rank algorithm, communication networks, and elliptic curve cryptography. The book's masterful use of colorful figures and images helps illustrate the applications and concepts in the text. Real-world examples and exercises will help students contextualize the information. Intended for a year-long undergraduate course in algebra for mathematics, engineering, and computer science majors, the only prerequisites are calculus and a bit of courage when asked to do a short proof.

This conversational introduction to abstract algebra takes a modern, rings-first approach. In addition to its unconventional order of classical material, another key feature is the treatment of topics often neglected in undergraduate textbooks, such as modules. More than 400 exercises are included, 150 of which are carefully worked out.

A recent surge in computer-based experimental approaches to pure mathematics is revolutionizing the way research mathematicians work. As the first of its kind, this textbook provides students with an introduction to the ends and means of experimental mathematics using the popular computer algebra system Maple.

This book offers a concise and modern introduction to differential topology, the study of smooth manifolds and their properties, at the advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate level. The treatment throughout is hands-on, including many concrete examples and exercises woven into the text with hints provided to guide the student.

Linear Algebra offers a unified treatment of both matrix-oriented and theoretical approaches to the course. Written for students in pure and applied mathematics, as well as physics, engineering, and computer science, it is designed to facilitate the transition from calculus to advanced mathematics.

The transition from predominantly computational courses to upper-level math requires the development of skills, including reading and writing mathematical proofs, and creating illuminating examples and insights. Exploring Mathematics supports students by covering core topics and having them actively develop theorems through exercises and projects.

Mathematicians have shown that virtually all mathematical concepts and results can be formalized within set theory. This textbook covers the fundamentals of abstract sets and develops these theories within the framework of axiomatic set theory. The proofs presented are rigorous, clear, and suitable for undergraduate and graduate students.

This classroom-tested undergraduate textbook is intended for a general education course in game theory at the freshman or sophomore level. While it starts off with the basics and introduces the reader to mathematical proofs, this text also presents several advanced topics, including accessible proofs of the Sprague-Grundy theorem and Arrow's impossibility theorem.