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Brief, clear, and well written, this introductory treatment bridges the gap between traditional and modern algebra. A carefully devised progression from the concrete to the abstract demystifies the subject, offering...

One of the first books to approach Lie groups from the global point of view, this introductory treatment was the standard text on the subject for many years. Topics include...

Derived from courses the author taught at Harvard and Johns Hopkins, this original book introduces the concepts of category theory categories, functors, natural transformations, the Yoneda lemma, limits and colimits,...

One of the most widely used texts in its field, this volume has been continuously in print since its initial 1976 publication. The clear, well-written exposition is enhanced by many...