Universal Algebra

<P>Starting with the most basic notions, <STRONG>Universal Algebra: Fundamentals and Selected Topics</STRONG> introduces all the key elements needed to read and understand current research in this field. Based on the author¿s two-semester course, the text prepares students for research work by providing a solid grounding in the fundamental constructions and concepts of universal algebra and by introducing a variety of recent research topics.</P><P></P><P>The first part of the book focuses on core components, including subalgebras, congruences, lattices, direct and subdirect products, isomorphism theorems, a clone of operations, terms, free algebras, Birkhoff¿s theorem, and standard Maltsev conditions. The second part covers topics that demonstrate the power and breadth of the subject. The author discusses the consequences of J¿nsson¿s lemma, finitely and nonfinitely based algebras, definable principal congruences, and the work of Foster and Pixley on primal and quasiprimal algebras. He