About this book

From Gelfand's correspondence school: algebra taught by a great mathematician to teenagers.

The authors

1913–2009 · Soviet-American mathematician

Profession: Mathematician, Biologist, Professor
Worked at: Steklov Institute, Moscow State University, Harvard, MIT
Studied at: Moscow State University
Studied under: Andrey Kolmogorov
Prizes: Wolf Prize (1978), Kyoto Prize (1989), MacArthur Fellowship (1994), Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2005), Leroy P. Steele Prize, Wigner Medal (1980)

Ran a famous Moscow seminar for decades and a maths school by post.

born 1958 · Russian mathematician

Profession: Mathematician, Computer scientist
Worked at: The Institute for Information Transmission Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences, National Center for Scientific Research, University of Montpellier
Studied at: Moscow State University
Studied under: Vladimir Uspensky

Then read: Higher Algebra (Hall) · Algebra, Part I (Chrystal)

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1 edition · 0 hardcover, 1 paperback

First published 1993

Earliest edition listed: 2003 · Birkhäuser Boston · Paperback · 1st ed. 1993. 4th printing edition

2003 · Birkhäuser Boston · Paperback · 1st ed. 1993. 4th printing edition · ISBN 9780817636777

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