<P>Since 1973, Galois theory has been educating undergraduate students on Galois groups and classical Galois theory. In <B>Galois Theory, Fifth Edition</B>, mathematician and popular science author Ian Stewart updates this well-established textbook for today's algebra students.</P>
<P><STRONG>New to the Fifth Edition</STRONG></P>
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<LI>Reorganised and revised Chapters 7 and 13</LI>
<LI>New exercises and examples</LI>
<LI>Expanded, updated references</LI>
<LI>Further historical material on figures besides Galois: Omar Khayyam, Vandermonde, Ruffini, and Abel</LI>
<LI>A new final chapter discussing other directions in which Galois theory has developed: the inverse Galois problem, differential Galois theory, and a (very) brief introduction to <I>p</I>-adic Galois representations</LI></UL>
<P>This bestseller continues to deliver a rigorous, yet engaging, treatment of the subject while keeping pace with current educational requirements. More than 200 exercises and a wealth of historical notes augment the proofs, formulas, and theorems.</P>