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What is elementary algebra concerned with?
What is elementary algebra concerned with?
- Manipulation of variables as if they were numbers (correct)
- Study of algebraic structures
- Calculation techniques from ancient Babylon
- Generalizing the operations familiar from ordinary arithmetic
What is the study of 'higher' or 'abstract' algebra concerned with?
What is the study of 'higher' or 'abstract' algebra concerned with?
- Linear equations and linear mappings
- Calculation techniques from ancient Babylon
- Algebraic structures that generalize the operations familiar from ordinary arithmetic (correct)
- Elementary algebraic calculations
What is linear algebra used for?
What is linear algebra used for?
- Manipulating variables as if they were numbers
- Modern presentations of geometry and practical applications (correct)
- Generalizing the operations familiar from ordinary arithmetic
- Calculation techniques from ancient Babylon
Which algebraic structure is defined as a set with a binary operation that satisfies some basic properties similar to addition of integers?
Which algebraic structure is defined as a set with a binary operation that satisfies some basic properties similar to addition of integers?
Which area of mathematics deals with commutative algebra and has practical applications in weather forecasting?
Which area of mathematics deals with commutative algebra and has practical applications in weather forecasting?