A Course on Finite Groups introduces the fundamentals of group theory to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Based on a series of lecture courses developed by the author over many years, the book starts with the basic definitions and examples and develops the theory to the point where a number of classic theorems can be proved. The topics covered include: Lagrange’s theorem; group constructions; homomorphisms and isomorphisms; actions;
The third edition of this internationally renowned and respected text is an ideal introduction to the subject of international finance. Theory is clearly explained and constantly related to the the realities of the modern world economy. The reader is taken through the theories and differing policies of the balance of payments, exchange rates and the international monetary system. Extensive use is made of figures, tables and graphs to illustrate the arguments in the text. It is thoroughly updated and includes a new chapter on the Asian financial crisis.
If you are hunting for a terrific graduate-level text in microeconomic theory, pick up Varian's 3rd Ed. Microeconomic Analysis. The book is rigorous, but not at all overwhelming, and is replete with the kinds of exciting results that made you major in economics as an undergraduate. Moreover, the book is concise -- the author seems to recognize that taking a long time to explain relatively straightforward concepts is not a way to endear onesself to one's readers.
Edgar Allan Poe is unique for being at once so firmly entrenched within the American literary tradition and yet so questionable in the eyes of the very critics whose attentions strengthened his position. Harold Bloom wonders if Poe's longevity suggests that literary merit and canonical status aren't inseparable.
John Steinbeck was a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. He wrote such classics as "The Grapes of Wrath", "Of Mice and Men", The Red Pony", and "East of Eden". This title introduces a collection of critical essays about this author.
