A Historical Appro... - Introductory Modern Algebra:

: The text follows a "paper trail" starting with the Renaissance-era solutions of cubic and quartic equations and concluding with the work of Évariste Galois.

Introductory Modern Algebra: A Historical Approach by Saul Stahl, published by Wiley , is a unique undergraduate textbook that deviates from the standard axiomatic "group-then-ring-then-field" teaching method. Instead, it uses the historical quest to solve polynomial equations by radicals as a motivating narrative to introduce abstract concepts. Core Philosophy and Structure Introductory Modern Algebra: A Historical Appro...

: Discusses constructibility with ruler and compass, including the constructibility of the regular 17-sided polygon. : The text follows a "paper trail" starting