Galois theory for beginners : a historical perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Bewersdorff, Jörg. |
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| Uniform title: | Algebra für Einsteiger. English |
| Imprint: | Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2006. |
| Description: | xx, 180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Student mathematical library, 1520-9121 ; v. 35 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6125303 |
Table of Contents:
- Cubic equations
- Casus irreducibilis: The birth of the complex numbers
- Biquadratic equations
- Equations of degree $n$ and their properties
- The search for additional solution formulas
- Equations that can be reduced in degree
- The construction of regular polygons
- The solution of equations of the fifth degree
- The Galois group of an equation
- Algebraic structures and Galois theory
- Epilogue
- Index
