--- product_id: 426385816 title: "Algebra: Chapter 0: 104 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics)" price: "Rp4044097" currency: IDR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.id/products/426385816-algebra-chapter-0-104-graduate-studies-in-mathematics store_origin: ID region: Indonesia --- # Algebra: Chapter 0: 104 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) **Price:** Rp4044097 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Algebra: Chapter 0: 104 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) - **How much does it cost?** Rp4044097 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.id](https://www.desertcart.id/products/426385816-algebra-chapter-0-104-graduate-studies-in-mathematics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Algebra: Chapter 0: 104 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) by Paolo Aluffi (author) (ISBN: 9781470465711) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Magnificent! - Starts almost at the very beginning, and ends ... Well, I'll just say that I'm probably not going to manage the sequel, "Algebra: Chapter 1". A delight to read, reread, check, think about. Review: In my experience, Algebra is the discipline that has the least variety in its textbook choices in all the major fields of upper-level undergraduate to graduate mathematics. For a long (but, hopefully, illustrative) for instance, a semester of analysis of a single real variable through the Riemann integral delivered through a healthy course of Rudin or Abbott can be followed by its legacy heirs in "advanced calculus" with Callahan, Pugh (which can be used for an excellent first half, as well!), the long-forgotten Bressoud "Second Year Calculus" text for those wishing to mix ad-cal material more with the sciences or for crowds with more the needs of a Lay-style text for the first semester, Munkres for the tougher crowd (whether topology or analysis on manifolds - why not both?), Ghorpade for an excellent application-focused follow-up, or even Johnston (or Rudin Sr. for graduates) for those wanting to go straight for the Kool-Aid and learn Lebesgue integration. Nearly any course works for a fun capstone that prepares you for your career (or career in grad school, as the case may be). Heck, even Complex Analysis and any one of the droves of courses whose book intros claim "all you need to know is the calculus and linear algebra you learned in second grade to begin!" This is not so with Algebra, and I wish I knew of what it was like before Lang's (oft unfairly) maligned pages shook the shelves of Algebra books (both literally and figuratively) and defined all that went after, with Herstein - I think - leading the way with undergraduate algebra (Herstein is opposite of Hungerford: his gradute volumes were better than his undergraduate ones). Pick up a Birkhoff and Mac Lane and compare it to Lang's capable yet dictionarian text, or Dummit and Foote with all its dryness, and then take it with you for something better to read as you go through your grad course - Jacobson's two volumes, both on Dover, would aslo work as companions. Pinter, which everyone should own and which tops teaching the subject over any ither volume (modulo course level), doesn't even stand apart as offering a different take. We have had nothing. Until Aluffi. Allufi has done to Algebra what Linear Algebra Done Right did to Linear Algebra: it took an important idea that shows up in typical texts in some extreme way and then recasts the idea in some equally extreme way, changing the tone of the whole subject in so doing. But, unlike Axler's great text, Aluffi's Algebra: Chapter 0 has the honor of a true unique take. Curing Dummit and Footte's appendicitis by taking it to the very front of the text (Chapter 0, he very well could have called it), the entire tone and pace of the book grows as you watch category theory's tools develop it to a status of near-omnipresence. The style is direct, but not Hungerford (graduate Hungerford) direct: it explains what it needs to explain, does it well, and does something almost no algebra book does: this book often gives straightforward reasons why results are important, both to areas from elsewhere in the text to completely outside of abstract algebra, and even gives hints - correct, as it turned out for me! - as to what appears on qualifying exams (e.g. the discussion preceding Claim 2.16 on page 201). The Linear Algebra chapters are fantastic - they aren't just "pretend it says vector spaces where it says free modules and cross your fingers" kinds of sections that follow the inevitable letter-pushing introduction. Category Theory, which has been growing with you the whole way, jumps in here in an important way, and though this is exactly where I currently am in my perusal of the book, I am quietly confident that the discussion on multilinear algebra and tensor products will go far better than it did under D&F. Nonetheless, I still have my copy of Grinfield and Bachman on hand to ground the discussion into reality (or at least some sense of it). The book then concludes with Homological Algebra, and given the author's style I'd be surprised if the old joke with Lang's Algebra is missing, the one where Lang's corresponding part has -as a real question - instructions for the reader to rent a book on homological algebra and then to prove every theorem and sove every exercise in the book. Since category theory has had such a role in this book, I have no doubt that the topic will find its resting place (in the context of this book, at least) in the grounds of homological algebra, and I'm excited to read this topic for the first time once I get there shortly. The book is a delight, and to my original question as to whether it should be "the new D&F" (Dummitt and Foote) only time will tell - having already taken algebra, my view is skewed, but imagining myself as a younger man facing graduate algebra for the first time, my answer tends toward "I hope so." ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 231,711 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 93 in Algebra (Books) 9,907 in Scientific, Technical & Medical | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (88) | | Dimensions | 17.78 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm | | ISBN-10 | 147046571X | | ISBN-13 | 978-1470465711 | | Item weight | 1.27 kg | | Language | English | | Part of series | Graduate Studies in Mathematics | | Print length | 713 pages | | Publication date | 30 Aug. 2009 | | Publisher | American Mathematical Society | ## Images ![Algebra: Chapter 0: 104 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31XpC3eaDkL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Magnificent! *by A***V on 22 December 2021* Starts almost at the very beginning, and ends ... Well, I'll just say that I'm probably not going to manage the sequel, "Algebra: Chapter 1". A delight to read, reread, check, think about. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by D***Y on 1 September 2018* In my experience, Algebra is the discipline that has the least variety in its textbook choices in all the major fields of upper-level undergraduate to graduate mathematics. For a long (but, hopefully, illustrative) for instance, a semester of analysis of a single real variable through the Riemann integral delivered through a healthy course of Rudin or Abbott can be followed by its legacy heirs in "advanced calculus" with Callahan, Pugh (which can be used for an excellent first half, as well!), the long-forgotten Bressoud "Second Year Calculus" text for those wishing to mix ad-cal material more with the sciences or for crowds with more the needs of a Lay-style text for the first semester, Munkres for the tougher crowd (whether topology or analysis on manifolds - why not both?), Ghorpade for an excellent application-focused follow-up, or even Johnston (or Rudin Sr. for graduates) for those wanting to go straight for the Kool-Aid and learn Lebesgue integration. Nearly any course works for a fun capstone that prepares you for your career (or career in grad school, as the case may be). Heck, even Complex Analysis and any one of the droves of courses whose book intros claim "all you need to know is the calculus and linear algebra you learned in second grade to begin!" This is not so with Algebra, and I wish I knew of what it was like before Lang's (oft unfairly) maligned pages shook the shelves of Algebra books (both literally and figuratively) and defined all that went after, with Herstein - I think - leading the way with undergraduate algebra (Herstein is opposite of Hungerford: his gradute volumes were better than his undergraduate ones). Pick up a Birkhoff and Mac Lane and compare it to Lang's capable yet dictionarian text, or Dummit and Foote with all its dryness, and then take it with you for something better to read as you go through your grad course - Jacobson's two volumes, both on Dover, would aslo work as companions. Pinter, which everyone should own and which tops teaching the subject over any ither volume (modulo course level), doesn't even stand apart as offering a different take. We have had nothing. Until Aluffi. Allufi has done to Algebra what Linear Algebra Done Right did to Linear Algebra: it took an important idea that shows up in typical texts in some extreme way and then recasts the idea in some equally extreme way, changing the tone of the whole subject in so doing. But, unlike Axler's great text, Aluffi's Algebra: Chapter 0 has the honor of a true unique take. Curing Dummit and Footte's appendicitis by taking it to the very front of the text (Chapter 0, he very well could have called it), the entire tone and pace of the book grows as you watch category theory's tools develop it to a status of near-omnipresence. The style is direct, but not Hungerford (graduate Hungerford) direct: it explains what it needs to explain, does it well, and does something almost no algebra book does: this book often gives straightforward reasons why results are important, both to areas from elsewhere in the text to completely outside of abstract algebra, and even gives hints - correct, as it turned out for me! - as to what appears on qualifying exams (e.g. the discussion preceding Claim 2.16 on page 201). The Linear Algebra chapters are fantastic - they aren't just "pretend it says vector spaces where it says free modules and cross your fingers" kinds of sections that follow the inevitable letter-pushing introduction. Category Theory, which has been growing with you the whole way, jumps in here in an important way, and though this is exactly where I currently am in my perusal of the book, I am quietly confident that the discussion on multilinear algebra and tensor products will go far better than it did under D&F. Nonetheless, I still have my copy of Grinfield and Bachman on hand to ground the discussion into reality (or at least some sense of it). The book then concludes with Homological Algebra, and given the author's style I'd be surprised if the old joke with Lang's Algebra is missing, the one where Lang's corresponding part has -as a real question - instructions for the reader to rent a book on homological algebra and then to prove every theorem and sove every exercise in the book. Since category theory has had such a role in this book, I have no doubt that the topic will find its resting place (in the context of this book, at least) in the grounds of homological algebra, and I'm excited to read this topic for the first time once I get there shortly. The book is a delight, and to my original question as to whether it should be "the new D&F" (Dummitt and Foote) only time will tell - having already taken algebra, my view is skewed, but imagining myself as a younger man facing graduate algebra for the first time, my answer tends toward "I hope so." ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by A***R on 4 December 2020* great book ## Frequently Bought Together - Algebra: Chapter 0 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics, 104) - Category Theory in Context (Aurora: Dover Modern Math Originals) - An Invitation to Applied Category Theory: Seven Sketches in Compositionality --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.id/products/426385816-algebra-chapter-0-104-graduate-studies-in-mathematics](https://www.desertcart.id/products/426385816-algebra-chapter-0-104-graduate-studies-in-mathematics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Indonesia* *Store origin: ID* *Last updated: 2026-05-13*