《交换代数(英文影印版)》主要内容：It has seemed to me for a long time that commutative algebra is best practiced with knowledge of the geometric ideas that played a great role in its formation: in short, with a view toward algebraic geometry.Most texts on commutative algebra adhere to the tradition that says a subject should be purified until it references nothing outside itself. There are good reasons for cultivating this style; it leads to generality, elegance, and brevity, three cardinal virtues. But it seems' to me unnecessary and undesirable to banish, on these grounds, the motivating and fructifying ideas on which the discipline is based.

This book grew out of a course of lectures given to third year undergraduates at Oxford University and it has the modest aim of producing a rapid introduction to the subject. It is designed to be read by students who have had a first elementary course in general algebra. On the other hand, it is not intended as a substitute for the more voluminous tracts such as Zariski-Samuel or Bourbaki. We have concentrated on certain central topics, and large areas, such as field theory, are not touched. In content we cover rather more ground than Northcott and our treatment is substantially different in that, following the modern trend, we put more emphasis on modules and localization.