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Top 50 Best-selling Algebra Books

Cambridge University Press is a leading publisher in algebra, commissioning and producing books from undergraduate texts to research monographs. Our books are famed for their rigour, vision, and lasting influence within the field.

The books below represent the top 50 best-selling books in Algebra from Cambridge. This collection includes classic titles, undergraduate texbooks, monographs, and books from series such as the London Mathematical Society Student Texts.

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A Course in Galois Theory

A Course in Galois Theory

  • D. J. H. Garling
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521312493)
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  • Publication date: January 1987
  • Subject: Algebra

This textbook, based on lectures given over a period of years at Cambridge, is a detailed and thorough introduction to Galois theory.

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  • £26.99
A First Course in Linear Algebra

A First Course in Linear Algebra

With Concurrent Examples
  • Alan G. Hamilton
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521310413)
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  • Publication date: September 1987
  • Subject: Algebra

This is a short, readable introduction to basic linear algebra, as usually encountered in a first course.

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  • £27.99
Algebra and Geometry

Algebra and Geometry

  • Alan F. Beardon
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521890496)
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  • Publication date: May 2005
  • Subject: Algebra

Unified introduction to algebra and geometry, emphasising links between the topics. It is ideal for self-study.

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  • £31.99
Algebra and Tiling

Algebra and Tiling

Homomorphisms in the Service of Geometry
  • Sherman Stein, Sandor Szabó
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780883850411)
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  • Publication date: July 2010
  • Subject: Algebra

A concise investigation into the connections between tiling space problems and algebraic ideas, suitable for undergraduates.

Series: Carus Mathematical Monographs
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  • £25.00
An Introduction to Galois Cohomology and its Applications

An Introduction to Galois Cohomology and its Applications

  • Grégory Berhuy
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521738668)
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  • Publication date: September 2010
  • Subject: Algebra

The first detailed elementary introduction to (non-abelian) Galois cohomology.

Series: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series
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  • £47.00
An Introduction to Homological Algebra

An Introduction to Homological Algebra

  • Charles A. Weibel
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521559874)
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  • Publication date: January 1996
  • Subject: Algebra

A portrait of the subject of homological algebra as it exists today.

Series: Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics
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  • £33.99
An Introduction to Lie Groups and Lie Algebras

An Introduction to Lie Groups and Lie Algebras

  • Alexander Kirillov
  • Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521889698)
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  • Publication date: July 2008
  • Subject: Algebra

This 2008 book is an introduction to semisimple Lie algebras; concise and informal, with numerous exercises and examples.

Series: Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics
  • In stock
  • £54.00
Basic Abstract Algebra

Basic Abstract Algebra

  • 2nd Edition
  • P. B. Bhattacharya, S. K. Jain, S. R. Nagpaul
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521466295)
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  • Publication date: January 1995
  • Subject: Algebra

This book provides a complete abstract algebra course, enabling instructors to select the topics for use in individual classes.

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  • £41.00
Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable

Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable

  • Mourad E. H. Ismail
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521143479)
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  • Publication date: July 2009
  • Subject: Algebra

The first modern treatment of orthogonal polynomials from the viewpoint of special functions is now available in paperback.

Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications
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  • £57.00
Classical Invariant Theory

Classical Invariant Theory

  • Peter J. Olver
  • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521558211)
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  • Publication date: April 1999
  • Subject: Algebra

The book is a self-contained introduction to the results and methods in classical invariant theory.

Series: London Mathematical Society Student Texts
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  • £29.99
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