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What is algebra?
Algebra is the study of variables and the rules for manipulating these variables in formulas.
What does elementary algebra deal with?
Elementary algebra deals with the manipulation of variables as if they were numbers and is essential in all applications of mathematics.
What is 'higher' or 'abstract' algebra?
'Higher' or 'abstract' algebra is the study of algebraic structures that generalize the operations familiar from ordinary arithmetic.
Give an example of an algebraic structure.
An example of an algebraic structure is a group, which is a set with a binary operation satisfying some basic properties.
What does linear algebra deal with?
Linear algebra deals with linear equations and their representations using matrices and vector spaces.
What does real analysis study?
Behavior of real numbers, sequences, and series of real numbers, and real functions
What are some properties studied by real analysis?
Convergence, limits, continuity, smoothness, differentiability, and integrability
What distinguishes real analysis from complex analysis?
Real analysis studies real numbers, while complex analysis studies complex numbers and their functions
What does the real number system consist of?
An uncountable set (R), two binary operations denoted + and ⋅, and an order
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