1. The book is considered to be the foundation of modern algebra and Islamic mathematics. 2. Roman Alexandria also saw the seeds of modern algebra arise in the works of Diophantus. 3. A Guggenheim Fellow, he was the author of several books including " Survey of Modern Algebra ," 4. From then on, it was possible to teach elementary modern algebra to undergraduates using an English text. 5. A year later, noted similarities between algebraic and linear dependence in his classic textbook on Modern Algebra . 6. In the early days there was no set theory or modern algebra to describe the symmetry that Maxwell grasped. 7. In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the "'Janko groups "'are the four sporadic simple groups" 8. Fran�ois Vi�te's work on new algebra at the close of the 16th century was an important step towards modern algebra . 9. Beginning with division rings arising from geometry, the study of noncommutative rings has grown into a major area of modern algebra . 10. The more basic parts of algebra are called elementary algebra, the more abstract parts are called abstract algebra or modern algebra .