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A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) (3rd Edition) by Lindsay N. Childs Hardcover, 604 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-387-74527-0 / 0387745270 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-74527-5 / 9780387745275 This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at the post-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. The new examples and theory are built in a well-motivated |