Download or read book Introduction to Abstract Algebra written by Jonathan D. H. Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Second Edition presents abstract algebra as the main tool underlying discrete mathematics and the digital world. It avoids the usual groups first/rings first dilemma by introducing semigroups and monoids, the multiplicative structures of rings, along with groups.This new edition of a widely adopted textbook covers