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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Representation theory transforms abstract algebra groups into things like simpler matrices. The field’s ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before we get to the good stuff, here’s some quick and dirty context. Algebra is a huge umbrella term ...

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...

I read with interest Jac VerSteeg’s column suggesting that algebra continue to be taught in high school, but that a passing grade no longer be required for graduation. His premise is that 95 percent ...