Document Type
Article
Department
Mathematics (HMC)
Publication Date
5-1975
Abstract
In a course in abstract algebra in which the instructor presents a proof that each ideal in a ring with identity is contained in a maximal ideal, it is customary to give an example of a ring without maximal ideals.
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Recommended Citation
Henriksen, Melvin. "A simple characterization of commutative rings without maximal ideals." American Mathematical Monthly 82.5 (1975): 502-505.
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