abstract algebra
Americannoun
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In 1964, he solved the Jacobson radical, an abstract algebra problem that had been a mystery since it was posed eight years before.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The situation is most dire at public colleges, which are the most likely to require abstract algebra as a precondition for a degree in every field, including art and theater.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2016
But the shelves contained several well-known computer-science titles, presumably donated by new graduates, and Lisa, noting Michael Artin’s seminal “Algebra,” the textbook assigned in most introductory abstract algebra courses, hummed her approval.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014
Introduced in 1880 by John Venn, the diagram allows a geometrical representation of otherwise abstracted logic and algebraic forms, and has many applications in probability theory, topology, abstract algebra, algebraic-geometry, and high-level logic.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2013
Just as some women are taller and stronger than some men, some are swifter at abstract algebra.
From Time Magazine Archive
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