Rings and Factorization (Paperback)

Preface; Introduction; Part I: Rings; 1. Introduction; 2. Binary operations; 3. Definition of a ring; 4. Homomorphisms, subrings and isomorphisms; 5. Integral domains; 6. Fields; 7. Residue-class rings; Part II: Factorization; 8. Introduction; 9. Unique factorization domains; 10. Euclidean domains; 11. Greatest common divisors; 12. Prime elements; 13. Euclidean domains are UFDs; 14. The two-square theorem; 15. Factorization of polynomials; 16. An application of UFD's to determinantal identities; Postscript; Partial solutions to exercises; References; Index.