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Sadie Bragg

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Born March 5, 1944
Died October 31, 2018 (74 years old)
Also known as: Sadie Chavis Bragg, Sadie C. Bragg
18 books
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Sadie Chavis Bragg was born in Petersburg, Virginia. Sadie graduated from Virginia State College (University), where she majored in Mathematics. In 1967, Sadie earned a Certificate in Mathematics from Oberlin College. In 1982, after earning a Doctorate in Education in College Teaching of Mathematics from Teachers College, Columbia University, Sadie joined the Mathematics Department of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) as a professor. Over the years at BMCC, Sadie served in several positions, including Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Curriculum Provost, and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. She retired in 2014. Throughout her career, Sadie was actively involved in mathematics education on the local, state, and national levels. Sadie co-authored over 60 mathematics textbooks for K-14, served as the President of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and was a member of the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, the National Academy of Sciences. Among other awards, she received the Mathematics Excellence Award from AMATYC and the Outstanding Alumna Award from the Teachers College Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Source: [Legacy](

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MyWorkBook with Chapter Summaries

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MyWorkBook with Chapter Summaries provides extra practice exercises for every chapter of the text. This workbook can be packaged with the textbook or with the MyMathLab access kit and includes the following resources: Mathematically Speaking key vocabulary terms, and vocabulary practice problems Guided Examples with stepped-out solutions and similar Practice Exercises, keyed to the text by Learning Objective Additional exercises with ample space for students to show their work, keyed to the text by Learning Objective End-of-Chapter Summaries from the textbook

Algebra

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Introduction. Prerequisites and Preliminaries; 1. Groups; 2. The Structure of Groups; 3. Rings; 4. Modules; 5. Fields and Galois Theory; 6. The Structure of Fields; 7. Linear Algebra; 8. Commutative Rings and Modules; 9. The Structure of Rings; 10. Categories; List of Symbols; Bibliography; Index.