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082			_a512 _bLIT
100			_aLittlewood, D. E.
245			_aSkeleton key of mathematics: a simple account of complex algebraic theories
260			_bDover Publications, _c2002. _aNew York:
300			_a138p.; _bpbk; _c22cm.
504			_aIncludes index and references
520			_aAs the title promises, this helpful volume offers easy access to the abstract principles common to science and mathematics. It eschews technical terms and omits troublesome details in favor of straightforward explanations that will allow scientists to read papers in branches of science other than their own, mathematicians to appreciate papers on topics on which they have no specialized knowledge, and other readers to cultivate an improved understanding of subjects employing mathematical principles. The broad scope of topics encompasses Euclid’s algorithm; congruences; polynomials; complex numbers and algebraic fields; algebraic integers, ideals, and p-adic numbers; groups; the Galois theory of equations; algebraic geometry; matrices and determinants; invariants and tensors; algebras; group algebras; and more. "It is refreshing to find a book which deals briefly but competently with a variety of concatenated algebraic topics, that is not written for the specialist," enthused the Journal of the Institute of ActuariesStudents’ Society about this volume, adding "Littlewood’s book can be unreservedly recommended." https://store.doverpublications.com/0486425436.html
650			_aAlgebra
650			_aMatrices
650			_aPolynomials
650			_aComplex numbers
650			_aAlgebraic integers
650			_aGroups--Algebra
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