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I don't see how a lecture would improve things over a book (assuming you still can't ask questions), though it does of course depend on the book. I'd just pick
by westoncb 10y ago
I don't see how a lecture would improve things over a book (assuming you still can't ask questions), though it does of course depend on the book. I'd just pick up Pinter's 'Abstract Algebra'—lots of good concrete examples, one of most readable math texts (in any subject) I've come across.
Edit: also, there's a Dover edition you can get for < $15.
- eriknstr 10y agoExperienced lecturers might have insights into what kinds of difficulties students typically experience with the material, leading them to organize their lecture in a way that is different from a book. Then again, experienced lecturers might also write books as well where they consider the same things for their book.
- M_Grey 10y agoIt's the difference between something mixing up a 30,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and throwing it on the floor, versus that person laying out a framework, with key pieces where they need to be.
- posterboy 10y ago> mixing up a 30,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and throwing it on the floor that'd be wikipedia. A book might just be a lecture written down, albeit with less room to answer questions.
- dominotw 10y agoDover book is the best if you are just getting started (i.e not on a path to specialization in group theory/ algebraic geometry ect ) I found a pdf link to the book googling for its name http://www2.math.umd.edu/~jcohen/402/Pinter%20Algebra.pdf http://www2.math.umd.edu/~jcohen/402/Pinter%20Algebra.pdf