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This chapter provides its reader with a quick view of the basic algebraic notions of ring and field illustrated with familiar examples. Its last section is devoted to the elements of linear algebra. The many easy R-exercises are supposed to make the reader familiar with the definitions and the terminology. The text is also a preparation for Chapter 6 on algebraic complexity theory.
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Gårding, L., Tambour, T. (1988). Rings and fields. In: Algebra for Computer Science. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8797-8_5
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