AI. Kostrikin LR. Shafarevich (Eds.) Algebra I Basic Notions of Algebra With 45 Figures | Ser Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo Hong KongEncyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences Volume 11 Editor-in-Chief: R.V. GamkrelidzeBasic Notions of Algebra LR. Shafarevich Translated from the Russian by M. Reid Contents Preface oo ccc c cece e eee eesti Beane bene ceee pene eeeees vee §1. What is Algebra?... 20.0.0... betes §2. aa 54. 85 $6 The idea of coordinatisation. Examples: dictionary of quantum mechanics and coordinatisation af finite madels of incidence axioms atd puralleliga. Fields... cee Field axioms, isomorphisms. Field of rational fectioes in independent variables; function field of a plane algebraic eurve, Field of Laurent series. and formal Laurent series Commutative Rings ....0.0.. 0.000 os Ring sions; zerodivisors and integral domains, Figld of fractions Polynomial rings. Ring of polynomial functions on a plane algebraic curve Ring of power series and formal power series, Boolean rings. Direct sums of rings. Ring of continuous functions. Factorisation; unique factorisation domains, examples of UFDs Homomorphisms and Ideals ©... 5.0.00 scccuvcueeeeeee Homomorphisis, ideals, quotient rings. The hiomamorphisms theorem, The restric- tion homorurphism in rings ef functions, Principal Meal domains relations with UFDs, Product of ideals, Characteristic of a field, Extension in which a given poty- nomial hag a root, Algebraically closed fields. Finite fields Representing elements cof & general ring as functions on maximal and prime idesls. Integers as functions, ‘Ultraproducts and nonstandard analysis, Commuting differential operators, Modules 2.000... 0.00 ..ee cee Direct sumsand free modules. Tensor products. Tensor, symmetric and exterior ¢ powers efa module, the dual module. Equivalent idealsand isomorphism of modules. Modules of differential forms and vector fields, Families of vector spaces and modules, Algebraic Aspects of Dimension... .0....0..0...00.0.0 00 Rank ofa module, Modules of finite type. Modules of finite type over a principal ikl domain, Noetherian modules and rings. Neetherian rings and rings of finite type. The ‘case of praded rings, Transcendence degree of an extensian. Finite extensions, Pc) B 41