Algebra

Review

Absolutely horrible book, written in an era gone past. Though it has its merits as the holy reference book of algebra, it has the worst possible exposition out of any textbook I’ve ever read — only one to be in the same league is Spivak’s Calculus on Manifolds! A better title for this book would be Introduction to Algebra, but for Those who Already Know It. Use as a reference book — do NOT try to learn from this book. (I am aware it’s a graduate book and you should probably come into it already knowing algebra, don’t hate me).