Over the years I used the ve chapters that were typed as a base for my algebra courses, supplementing them as I saw t. In 1996 I wrote a sixth chapter, giving enough material for a full rst year graduate course. This chapter was written in the same \style as the previous chapters, i.e., everything was right down to the nub. It hung together pretty well except for the last two sections on determinants and dual spaces. These were independent topics stuck on at the end. In ...
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