Further Algebra and Applications is the second volume of a new and revised edition of P. M. Cohn's classic three-volume text Algebra which is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding introductory algebra textbooks. For this edition, the text has been reworked and updated into two self-contained, companion volumes, covering advanced topics in algebra for second-and third- year undergraduate and postgraduate research students. The first volume, Basic Algebra, covers the important results of algebra; this companion volume focuses on the applications and covers the more advanced parts of topics such as:

·         groups and algebras

·        homological algebra

·        universal algebra

·         general ring theory

·         representations of finite groups

·         coding theory

·         languages and automata

The author gives a clear account, supported by worked examples, with full proofs. There are numerous exercises with occasional hints, and some historical remarks.