Algebra Hailed by Dostoyevsky as "The

Hailed by Dostoyevsky as "The final and greatest utterance of the human mind

existence and differentiality of solutions of equations with constants

fundamental theorem of algebra

appears quaint and naïve to us

Algebra Hailed by Dostoyevsky as "TheThis graduate level text is intended for initial courses in algebra that begin with first principles but proceed at a faster pace than undergraduate level courses. It employs presentations and proofs that are accessible to students, and it provides numerous concrete examples. Exercises appear throughout the text, clarifying concepts as they arise; additional exercises, varying widely in difficulty, are included at the ends of the chapters. Subjects