A Gentle Introduction to Abstract Algebra


by

Prof. B.A. Sethuraman

al.sethuraman@csun.edu

California State University Northridge



In this page, you will find all files for all editions of Prof. B.A. Sethuraman's textbook A Gentle Introduction to Abstract Algebra. This textbook is regularly used in Math 360, the upper division one-semester introductory course in abstract algebra here at CSUN. It is written under the GNU Free Documentation License: it is therefore "copylefted." Anyone is free to "copy, distribute and/or modify this document" provided you do so "under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation." More information about this license can be obtained at fsf.org. A copy of the license is also included in the textbook.

Current: Version 2.01-T (Tablet Version)

PDF: This version is sized for tablets.  Download the PDF of Version 2.01-T of GIAA here.

Source files for Version 2.01-T are available in zipped form here.

History: Created Aug 2016 from Version 2.0-T.  Minor modification to Remark 0.5.1. 


Current: Version 2.01-B (Book Version)

PDF: This version is sized for printing as a book.  Download the PDF of Version 2.01-B of GIAA here.

Source files for Version 2.01-B are available in zipped form here.

History: Created Aug 2016 from Version 2.0-T.  Minor modification to Remark 0.5.1. 

Previous: Version 2.0-T (Tablet Version)

PDF: This version is sized for tablets.  Download the PDF of Version 2.0-T of GIAA here.

Source files for Version 2.0-T are available in zipped form here.

History: Created June 2015 from Version 1.0.  Added Chapter on proofs, added instructional videos for Chapter on proofs, for Chapter 1 (divisibility in the integers), and for Chapter 2 (rings). 

Previous: Version 2.0-B (Book Version)

PDF: This version is sized for printing as a book.  Download the PDF of Version 2.0-B of GIAA here.

Source files for Version 2.0-B are available in zipped form here.

History: Created June 2015 from Version 1.0.  Added Chapter on proofs, added instructional videos for Chapter on proofs, Chapter 1 (divisibility in the integers), and Chapter 2 (rings). 


Old: Version 1.0 (This did not have a version number when it first appeared.)

PDF: Version 1.0 PDF available here
Source: Source files for Version 1.0



Last Modified Aug 19th 2016.