A very elementary introduction to commutative ring theory suitable forundergraduates with little background. It is written with great care in aconversational an... » 

A very elementary introduction to commutative ring theory suitable forundergraduates with little background. It is written with great care in aconversational and engaging style that I think will appeal to students.Essentially every detail is made explicit and readers are admonished to bewaretypical pitfalls. The book is also peppered with very nice detours into thehistory of mathematics.Karen Smith University of Michigan «