How Long to Read Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields

How Long Does it Take to Read Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 56 minutes to read Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields by T.Y. Lam

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This new version of the author's prizewinning book, Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1973), gives a modern and self-contained introduction to the theory of quadratic forms over fields of characteristic different from two. Starting with few prerequisites beyond linear algebra, the author charts an expert course from Witt's classical theory of quadratic forms, quaternion and Clifford algebras, Artin-Schreier theory of formally real fields, and structural theorems on Witt rings, to the theory of Pfister forms, function fields, and field invariants. These main developments are seamlessly interwoven with excursions into Brauer-Wall groups, local and global fields, trace forms, Galois theory, and elementary algebraic K-theory, to create a uniquely original treatment of quadratic form theory over fields. Two new chapters totaling more than 100 pages have been added to the earlier incarnation of this book to take into account some of the newer results and more recent viewpoints in the area. As is characteristic of this author's expository style, the presentation of the main material in this book is interspersed with a copious number of carefully chosen examples to illustrate the general theory. This feature, together with a rich stock of some 280 exercises for the thirteen chapters, greatly enhances the pedagogical value of this book, both as a graduate text and as a reference work for researchers in algebra, number theory, algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, and geometric topology.

How long is Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields?

Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields by T.Y. Lam is 578 pages long, and a total of 149,124 words.

This makes it 195% the length of the average book. It also has 182% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 34 minutes to read Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields aloud.

What Reading Level is Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields?

Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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