Abstract Algebra with Applications (Hardcover)

Part I. Groups: 1. Preliminaries; 2. Groups: a beginning; 3. Groups: there's more; 4. Applications and more examples of groups; Part II. Rings: 5. Rings: a beginning; 6. Rings: there's more; 7. Vector spaces and finite fields; 8. Applications of rings; Part III. Solutions to Some Problems: 9. Solution sketches for mostly odd-numbered exercises.