This is an up-to-date textbook of model theory taking the reader from first definitions to Morley's theorem and the elementary parts of stability theory. Beside

Model theory is concerned with the notions of definition, interpretation and structure in a very general setting, and is applied to a wide range of other areas

Model theory begins with an audacious idea: to consider statements about mathematical structures as mathematical objects of study in their own right. While inhe

Concise introduction to current topics in model theory, including simple and stable theories.

Assumes only a familiarity with algebra at the beginning graduate level; Stresses applications to algebra; Illustrates several of the ways Model Theory can be a