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A for Algebra

Algorithms, formulas or structures?

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This is a very brief overview of some of the main ideas of algebra through history, from the decomposition of a binomial identity, to the degree of a complex number, Euler’s formula, transcendental numbers, skew fields, the Abel–Ruffini theorem, permutation groups, Lie algebras and more.

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  1. Via Bolzano 32, 00198, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Procesi

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Procesi, C. A for Algebra. Lett Mat Int 5, 75–80 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40329-017-0164-6

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