Download or read book An Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Number Theory written by Sukumar Das Adhikari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an elementary introduction to algebra and number theory. The text begins by a review of groups, rings, and fields. The algebra portion addresses polynomial rings, UFD, PID, and Euclidean domains, field extensions, modules, and Dedckind domains. The number theory portion reviews elementary congruence, quadratic reciprocity, algebraic number fields, and a glimpse into the various aspects of that subject. This book could be used as a one semester course in graduate mathematics.