TABLE OP CONTENTS

LINEAR ALGEBRA

A. B. C. D. E.
II

Fields ................ Vector Spaces ............. Homogeneous Linear Equations ..... Dependence and Independence of Vectors Non-Homogeneous Linear Equations ...

1 1 2 4 9
13

FIELD THEOHT

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. III

Extension Fields Polynomials Algebraic Elements Splitting Fields Unique Decomposition of Polynomials Into Irreducible Factors ...... Group Characters Normal Extensions Finite Fields Roots of Unity Noether Equations Rummer's Fields Simple Extensions Existence of a Normal Baals Theorem of Natural Rationality ....

13 15 17 22 25 26 31 39 44 45 47 52 53 55 57 57 58 59 62 64 68

APPLICATIONS By A. H. Mllgram A. B. C. D. B* F. Solvable Groups Permutation Groups Solution of Equations by Radicals ... The General Equation of Degree n ... Solvable Equations of Prime Degree . . Ruler and Compass Constructions ....