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Book Title: Computational Commutative Algebra 2
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Lorenzo Robbiano, Martin Kreuzer
Publication Name: Computational Commutative Algebra 2
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 31.8 Oz
Number of Pages: X, 586 Pages
