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[parent] Viewing Correction to 'simple module'
need one more condition by smw

Correction id: 6898
Filed on: 2005-07-20 12:55:36
Status: Accepted on 2005-09-26 14:25:29
Type: Meta/Minor

Correction text:
This is sort of nit-picky but,

A simple (left) R-module M also needs to be nontrivial in some sense.

Hungerford's "Algebra" says we need RM \neq 0.
Lang's "Algebra" says we need $M \neq 0$.

No comment from object owner bwebste.
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