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We first formulated the abstract concept of a ring from our considerations of the integers and of polynomials. It is our aim to carry forward and to develop the concept of a ring, for which the integers will continue to serve as a useful exemplar.
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Wallace, D.A.R. (1998). Rings. In: Groups, Rings and Fields. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0425-4_5
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