Algebra

This textbook covers key topics in abstract algebra, including groups, rings, modules, and fields, as well as the linear representations of finite groups, Hopf algebras, Lie algebras, and category theory. It offers essential algebraic foundations for graduate students in mathematics and physics, and is enriched with numerous examples to facilitate understanding. It is intended for readers with a background in linear algebra.

Zhixiang WUis a professor at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University inChina. He graduated from Fudan University in China and received his Ph.D in1998. He was a visiting scholar at Wuppertal University in Germany during2003-2004 and Hamburg University in Germany during 2013-2014. He has been engagedin teaching and research in various fields of algebra, such as ring theory,homology, and Lie algebras over the years.