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Visual Group Theory
- fspeech 10y agoThis is a very good book. It is true that one does not need more than "a high school mathematics background", in the sense that you don't need to know advanced technical stuff. But to really appreciate it one needs some maturity and sophistication that a standard high school curriculum is unlikely to provide.
- dominotw 10y agoI studied abstract algebra without much difficulty and I never even took calculus. I just had to wrap my mind around how to think about proofs ( not much different than thought process of figuring out the code you are writing actually works and is consistent). This the best math book ever( I dislike math) : http://www.amazon.com/Book-Abstract-Algebra-Second-Mathematics/dp/0486474178/ http://www.amazon.com/Book-Abstract-Algebra-Second-Mathemati...
- chadcmulligan 10y agoThis has been on my wish list for some time - seems time to buy it.
- aswanson 10y agoLooks great, but $75? Really? Why are these books so expensive? And no (cheaper) kindle edition?
- chadcmulligan 10y ago$51 on amazon
- kinai 10y agobecause not millions of 13 year olds will read them
- tel 10y agoI'd kind of like to buy this just for the visuals. I'm happily competent with group theory already, but wouldn't mind a neat coffee table book!
- bmer 10y agoThis book was far too wordy for me. I found a better compromise by reading two these books in parallel: * Burns' "Groups: A Path to Geometry": http://www.amazon.com/Groups-Geometry-R-P-Burn/dp/0521347939 http://www.amazon.com/Groups-Geometry-R-P-Burn/dp/0521347939 This was the main read. It's approach is to take the reader through group theory by presenting it as a series of problems. Discussion is limited mainly to historical notes. * Pinter's "A Book on Abstract Algebra": http://www.amazon.com/Book-Abstract-Algebra-Second-Mathematics/dp/0486474178/ http://www.amazon.com/Book-Abstract-Algebra-Second-Mathemati... While going through Burns' book, if I needed more of a discussion on a certain topic, then Pinter's book always felt like it comfortably quenched my desire. Here is someone's discussion on why Pinter helped (along with a proposed litmus test for group theory texts): http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1469294/recommendations-for-an-illuminating-explained-in-the-post-group-theory-abstr http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1469294/recommendati...
- sunnyps 10y agoThanks for both references. It's been a while since I studied algebra in college and I'm hoping to get back into it and solidify my understanding. What do you think of Artin's Algebra? http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-2nd-Michael-Artin/dp/0132413779?ie=UTF8&me=&ref_=mt_hardcover http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-2nd-Michael-Artin/dp/013241377...
- Ec_K 10y agoArtin's Book would provide a great reference text for a refresh but it covers a lot of areas, and you sometimes lack the motivation to study the area without seeing it from a book devoted to it or from seeing it occur naturally. I have not used the book for a couple of years but looking back I would recommend combining it with a book on linear algebra and a book on elementary/ algebraic number theory. If you are comparing it to Pinter or burns - Artin is a lot harder.
- bmer 10y agoSorry, I can't comment on that book as I haven't read it!
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- LionessLover 10y agoI found the book on scribd: https://www.scribd.com/doc/116393104/Visual-Group-Theory https://www.scribd.com/doc/116393104/Visual-Group-Theory I don't really know that website, I just googled, and I checked that I can access all pages and without having to login or subscribe. "Download" asks for a login, but I only wanted to check the book out.