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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003809069707536

Autore

Bewersdorff, Jörg

Titolo

Galois theory for beginners : a historical perspective / Jörg Bewersdorff ; translated by David Kramer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2006

Titolo uniforme

Algebra für Einsteiger. English 54055

ISBN

0821838172

9780821838174

Descrizione fisica

xx, 180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Collana

Student mathematical library, 1520-9121 ; 35

Classificazione

AMS 12-01

LC QA214.B49

Disciplina

512.32

Soggetti

Galois theory

Polynomials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

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