Lecture: Algebra: Basic Constructions

Efim Zelmanov

Algebra: Basic Constructions
Efim Zelmanov
Fields Medal 1994 

I will take a leisurely look at the emergence and 200-year development of Abstract Algebra, focusing on the Basic Constructions and the major turning points that shaped the subject. 

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