Universal algebra (sometimes called general algebra) is the field of mathematics that studies the ideas common to all algebraic structures.
In addition to its unifying approach, Universal algebra also gives deep theorems and important examples and counterexamples. It provides a useful framework for those who intend to start the study of new classes of algebras. It can enable the use of methods invented for some particular classes of algebras to other classes of algebras, by recasting the method in terms of universal algebra (if possible), and then interpreting these as applied to other classes. It has also provided conceptual clarification; as J.D. H. Smith puts it, "What looks messy and complicated in a particular framework may turn out to be simple and obvious in the proper general one." (wikipedia.org)
To promote the study of Universal Algebra in the new millennium, the text of the out-of-print original Springer-Verlag Graduate Texts in Mathematics edition, 1981, of A Course in Universal Algebra has been corrected and put in forms suitable for the WWW. Thanks to the support of NSERC it is now available in 8.5 by 11 in. format, using 12 pt. type, in Postscript (PS) format and in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The postscript file is also available in three different compressions: gzip (.gz), compress (.Z), and zip (.zip).
Download all type of this book at
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~snburris/htdocs/ualg.html
you can also download other algebra book at http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/Courses/111/
In addition to its unifying approach, Universal algebra also gives deep theorems and important examples and counterexamples. It provides a useful framework for those who intend to start the study of new classes of algebras. It can enable the use of methods invented for some particular classes of algebras to other classes of algebras, by recasting the method in terms of universal algebra (if possible), and then interpreting these as applied to other classes. It has also provided conceptual clarification; as J.D. H. Smith puts it, "What looks messy and complicated in a particular framework may turn out to be simple and obvious in the proper general one." (wikipedia.org)
To promote the study of Universal Algebra in the new millennium, the text of the out-of-print original Springer-Verlag Graduate Texts in Mathematics edition, 1981, of A Course in Universal Algebra has been corrected and put in forms suitable for the WWW. Thanks to the support of NSERC it is now available in 8.5 by 11 in. format, using 12 pt. type, in Postscript (PS) format and in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The postscript file is also available in three different compressions: gzip (.gz), compress (.Z), and zip (.zip).
Download all type of this book at
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~snburris/htdocs/ualg.html
you can also download other algebra book at http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/Courses/111/
