Polynomials. Translated from the second Russian edition by Dimitry Leites. (Q1889974)

This volume is an excellent introduction to the main topics on polynomials. The author presents both classical and modern subjects. From the various topics on polynomials he selected the following: the distribution of the roots of a given polynomial and their derivatives, separation of roots, estimation of roots (Chapter 1); irreducibility criteria (Chapter 2); symmetric, integer valued, cyclotomic, Chebyshev and Bernoulli polynomials (Chapter 3); polynomials with prescribed values, polynomial sizes, equations on polynomials, polynomial transforms, algebraic numbers (Chapter 4); Galois theory (Chapter 5); Hilbert's basis theorem and Hilbert's Nullstellensatz, Gröbner bases (Chapter 6); Hilbert's 17th problem (Chapter 6) and the LLL algorithm (Appendix). Each chapter contains a list of selected problems and their solutions. The book includes a rich bibliography and an useful index. It will be usuful for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics. The first Russian ed. was published in 1999 (Moscow: MTsNMO).