Algebras and Representation Theory

This carefully written textbook provides an accessible introduction to the representation theory of algebras, including representations of quivers.

The book starts with basic topics on algebras and modules, covering fundamental results such as the Jordan-Hölder theorem on composition series, the Artin-Wedderburn theorem on the structure of semisimple algebras and the Krull-Schmidt theorem on indecomposable modules. The authors then go on to study representations of quivers in detail, leading...