Hall and Knight's 'Higher Algebra': The theory of equations.

摘要

In 2001 the Edmonton Public School Board in cooperation with the University of Alberta sponsored an initiative to encourage middle school teachers of mathematics to upgrade their mathematics knowledge. Several courses were developed to meet this need, among them MATH 164: Higher Algebra. The namesake and content of that course were provided by a classic textbook from 1887 by Hall and Knight. By assisting with the development of, attending the classes of, and grading the assignments for the course over two offerings this study was compiled. This thesis consists of the course notes as offered in Winter 2003 accompanied by comments and an improved version of the text which will be published for future use and as a tribute to Hall and Knight's original.