Try "Algebra Interactive" to be published by Springer Verlag in the Summer.
See http://www.win.tue.nl/~ida
for an impresson,

Arjeh M. Cohen

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> From: J H Davenport <J.H.Davenport@maths.bath.ac.uk>
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> I wondered if IDEA was relevant to him?
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> Hi:
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> I'm going to be teaching an introductory abstract algebra course next
> semester. To give you an idea of the sort of students in this course,
> I'd have to say that they would probably struggle with Herstein's book
> but would do o.k. with Fraleigh's "A first course in abstract algebra"
> book.
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> I was wondering if anyone knows of any books out there for such a course
> that incorporates laboratory exercises in G.A.P. (or Maple V).
> Unfortunately, Pacific Lutheran University does not have access to
> Mathematica. I'd prefer using G.A.P. since this would give them the
> fundamentals for more advanced "undergraduate research" experiences in
> abstract algebra.
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> Any suggestions and/or comments would be most welcome. Thanks in
> advance,
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> K.M.
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Hi:

I'm going to be teaching an introductory abstract algebra course next
semester. To give you an idea of the sort of students in this course,
I'd have to say that they would probably struggle with Herstein's book
but would do o.k. with Fraleigh's "A first course in abstract algebra"
book.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any books out there for such a course
that incorporates laboratory exercises in G.A.P. (or Maple V).
Unfortunately, Pacific Lutheran University does not have access to
Mathematica. I'd prefer using G.A.P. since this would give them the
fundamentals for more advanced "undergraduate research" experiences in
abstract algebra.

Any suggestions and/or comments would be most welcome. Thanks in
advance,

K.M.