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by jordigh 3948 days ago
This stuff is usually rolled into courses called "abstract algebra". If a textbook is called "abstract algebra", it's usually designed for a first year undergraduate. If it's just called "algebra", it's usually aimed at a more mature audience. Herstein and Hungerford are the texts I learned from. This book seems more recent and popular:

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Proof-Richard-Hammack/dp/09894721...

The other big stream of basic undergraduate mathematics is analysis. For that I recommend Spivak's Calculus.