| Abstract: | There is a continual flow of complaints from students encountering abstract algebra for the first time. Students find the concepts vague and difficult to attain. Several studies have shown the efficacy of teaching mathematical concepts with the aid of examples, and these studies were reviewed. A collection of examples and non-examples of concepts typically found in a beginning undergraduate course in abstract algebra was prepared. Accompanying explanations were written for most of the examples and non-examples. These examples and explanations may be useful to the student of abstract algebra and also to the teacher of abstract algebra who wishes to employ, to a greater extent, the use of examples in his teaching. |
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