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First Course in the Theory of Equations

Leonard Eugene Dickson, 1922. John Wiley & Sons, New York (Chapman & Hall, London), copyright 1922 (edition to be confirmed from the copy)

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Chapters

  1. Complex Numbers 0 excerpts, 39 equations, 43 problems
  2. Elementary Theorems on the Roots of an Equation 7 excerpts, 39 equations, 85 problems
  3. Constructions with Ruler and Compasses 0 excerpts, 84 equations, 30 problems
  4. Solution of Cubic and Quartic Equations; Their Discriminants 8 excerpts, 63 equations, 28 problems
  5. The Graph of an Equation 12 excerpts, 27 equations, 34 problems
  6. Isolation of the Real Roots of a Real Equation 8 excerpts, 27 equations, 37 problems
  7. Solution of Numerical Equations 7 excerpts, 25 equations, 60 problems
  8. Determinants; Systems of Linear Equations 11 excerpts, 30 equations, 52 problems
  9. Symmetric Functions 4 excerpts, 28 equations, 55 problems
  10. Elimination, Resultants And Discriminants 6 excerpts, 17 equations, 15 problems
  11. Appendix 5 excerpts, 27 equations, 0 problems

Index of terms 138 terms, by chapter

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