Algebra Fundamentals Quiz

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<p>Algebra originated in ancient Babylonian techniques of calculation and is the study of variables and the rules for manipulating these variables in formulas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elementary algebra deals with the manipulation of variables as if they were numbers, while 'higher' or 'abstract' algebra is the study of algebraic structures that generalize the operations familiar from ordinary arithmetic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linear algebra is used for modern presentations of geometry, dealing with linear equations and linear mappings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group is a set with a binary operation, a rule for combining two members of that set to produce a third, which satisfies some of the same basic properties as addition of integers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Commutative algebra is an area of mathematics that belongs to algebra and has significant concepts related to it.</p> Signup and view all the answers