scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2199905
Mathematics in general (00A05) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to ordered structures (06-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to field theory (12-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to linear algebra (15-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to group theory (20-01)
This second edition comprises topics such as groups, rings, field extensions, lattices, Boolean algebra vector spaces, and matrices. Lagrange's theorem, Cayley's theorem, Cauchy's theorem, Sylow's theorem, Stone's theorem and the Cayley-Hamilton theorem are stated, and some of them are proved. Some examples and problems are given below. 1. Derive the class-equation of \(S_3\). 2. Let \(G\) be a group and let \(f: G\to G\) be defined by \(f(x)= x^-!\) Probe that \(f\) is an isomorphism \(\Leftrightarrow G\) is Abelian. 3. Show that \(\mathbb Z_7\) is a field. 4. Find all the sublattices of the divisor lattice \(D(30)\). 5. In a Boolean algebra, prove that \(a+ b= a+ c\) and \(a\cdot b= a\cdot c\) imply that \(b= c\). 6. Obtain an orthogonal basis of \(R^3\). 7. Find the rank and nullity of the linear map \(T: \mathbb R^3\to \mathbb R^3\) defined by \(T(x,y,z)= Cx+ 2y- z,y+ z,x+ y-2z)\). 8. Using Cramér's rule solve the following equations: \(\tan x+ 2y+{3\over z}= 11\), \(\tan x- 2y+{3\over z}= 3\), \(\tan x+ 2y-{3\over z}= -1\). 9. If \(A\) is a real orthogonal matrix with \(|A|=-1\), show that \(-1\in \sigma(A)\). This text is meant for undergraduate courses. Index and References are given, printing and get-up are good.
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