Abstract Algebra for Beginners
Abstract Algebra for Beginners
Table of Contents

Since the announcement that I will soon be releasing Abstract Algebra  for Beginners, I’ve had several requests for more information about the book. I decided to post he table of contents, so that you can see exactly what topics will be covered in the book.

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Lesson 1 – Sets and Subsets

Describing Sets
Subsets and Proper subsets
Basic Theorems Involving Subsets
Power Sets
Transitivity of the Subset Relation
Equality of Sets
Cartesian Products
Basic Set Operations
Properties of Unions and Intersections
Arbitrary Unions and Intersections
Problem Set 1

Lesson 2 – Algebraic Structures 

Binary Operations and Closure
Semigroups and Associativity
Monoids and Identity
Groups and Inverses
Rings and Distributivity
Fields
Vector Spaces Over Fields
Modules Over Rings
Problem Set 2

Lesson 3 – Relations and Partitions

Binary Relations
n-ary Relations
Orderings
Intervals
Equivalence Relations
Partitions
The Ring of Integers Mod n
Problem Set 3

Lesson 4 – Functions and Equinumerosity

Functions
Injections, Surjections, and Bijections
Inverse Functions
Composite Functions
Identity Functions
Images and Inverse Images
Groups and Monoids of Functions
Equinumerosity
Countable and Uncountable Sets
Problem Set 4

Lesson 5 – Number Systems and Induction

The Natural Numbers
Well Ordering and the Principle of Mathematical Induction
The Integers
The Rational Numbers
The Real Numbers
The Complex Numbers
Exponential Form of a Complex Number
Problem Set 5

Lesson 6 – Substructures

Structures and Substructures
Subspaces of Vector Spaces
Substructures Generated by a Set
Problem Set 6

Lesson 7 – Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms

Homomorphisms
Isomorphisms
Linear Transformations
Matrices
The Matrix of a Linear Transformation
Images and Kernels
Normal Subgroups and Ring Ideals
Problem Set 7

Lesson 8 – Number Theory

Divisibility
Prime Numbers
The Division Algorithm
GCD and LCM
Problem Set 8

Lesson 9 – Number Theoretic Applications

Cyclic Groups
Modular Arithmetic
Solving Linear Congruences
Problem Set 9

Lesson 10 – Quotients

Cosets
Quotient Groups
Quotient Rings
Quotient Spaces
Problem Set 10

Lesson 11 – Structure Theorems

Isomorphism Theorems
Fundamental Theorem of Finite Commutative Groups
Problem Set 11

Lesson 12 – Permutations and Determinants

Permutations on Finite Sets
The Alternating Group
Permutation Matrices
Determinants
Matrix Groups
Problem Set 12

Lesson 13 – Sylow Theory

Conjugacy Classes
Groups of Prime Power Order
Sylow Subgroups
Group Actions
Problem Set 13

Lesson 14 – Polynomials 

Polynomials Over a Ring
Polynomials Over a Field
The Division Algorithm for Polynomials
Principal Ideal Domains
Unique Factorization Domains
Polynomial Functions
Problem Set 14

Lesson 15 – Field Theory 

Field Extensions
Algebraic Elements
Field Extensions as Vector Spaces
Splitting Fields
Problem Set 15

Lesson 16 – Galois Theory

Field Automorphisms
The Galois Correspondence
Solvability
Problem Set 16

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