Topics in Algebra, 2ed (An Indian Adaptation)

The Indian Adaptation of Topics in Algebra, Second Edition , offers new and updated material relevant to the Indian context. Certain chapters have been expanded to include topics such as Group Actions, Semi- Direct Products, The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, The Characteristic Polynomial and Orthogonal Matrices . In keeping with the ethos of the original, the text continues to offer a great number of examples and problems which serve to illustrate the significance of the results proved in the text. More than a third of the examples and problems are new or revised.