Algebra fulfills a definite need to provide a self-contained, one volume, graduate
level algebra text that is readable by the average graduate student and flexible enough
to accomodate a wide variety of instructors and course contents. The guiding philosophical
principle throughout the text is that the material should be presented in the maximum usable
generality consistent with good pedagogy. Therefore it is essentially self-contained, stresses
clarity rather than brevity and contains an unusually large number of illustrative exercises.
The book covers major areas of modern algebra, which is a necessity for most mathematics
students in sufficient breadth and depth
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