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Re:Ask HN: Good intro to group theory book by impendia on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @06:21AM (#31490173)
I have skimmed Carter's Visual Group Theory and it looks fantastic. A good choice if you have a lot of time, and want a thorough introduction to the basics with lots of intuition-building and examples.

If you want something more traditional -- sparse and fairly terse, largely theorem-proof based, and with most of the action in the exercises -- Saracino's Abstract Algebra is my favorite in this genre.

Re:Ask HN: Good intro to group theory book by gilleain on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @07:56AM (#31490861)
I've more than skimmed 'Visual Group Theory', it's very good. I found it extremely clear and well illustrated. There's also some companion software.