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Nicolas bourbaki is the collective pseudonym under which a group of mainly french 20thcentury mathematicians wrote a series of books. I strongly recommend any reputable worldclass reference library to stock up on the entire series of bourbaki. Elements of mathematics by nicolas bourbaki, 9780387193731, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This completes algebra, 1 to 3, by establishing the theories of commutative. Lambeck, rings and modules this is a very nice, small, readable book. Basic books on rings and modules university of hawaii. We would not be able to say anything about topology without this part look through the next section to see that this is not an exaggeration. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Algebra i by nicolas bourbaki, 9783540642435, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nicolas bourbaki and the concept of mathematical structure. Nicolas bourbaki, deceased november 11, 1968 at his residence in nancago.
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