Description: This is the long awaited sequel to Lam's earlier GTM 131 "A First Course in Noncommutative Ring Theory" which came out in 1991 and which was praised in the American Math Monthly by Lance Small: "The book is beautifully written with many illuminating examples and exercises. ... I eagerly await Lam's second volume and confidently recommend his first". This new book can be read independently from the first volume. More from the reviews for the new book: "Lam is an extremely reliable writer. His manuscripts are carefully organized and well written and the mathematics he treats is interesting and important".

This new book can be read independently from the first volume and is intended to be used for lecturing, seminar- and self-study, and for general reference. It is focused more on specific topics in order to introduce the reader to a wealth of basic and useful ideas without the hindrance of heavy machinery or undue abstractions. This volume is particularly user-friendly with its abundance of examples illustrating the theory virtually at every step. A large number of carefully chosen exercises serves the dual purpose of providing practice to newcomers to the field, and offering a rich additional source of information to experts.

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