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What is algebra?
What is algebra?
Algebra is the study of variables and the rules for manipulating these variables in formulas.
What does elementary algebra deal with?
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?
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.
Give an example of an algebraic structure.
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What does linear algebra deal with?
What does linear algebra deal with?
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What does real analysis study?
What does real analysis study?
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What are some properties studied by real analysis?
What are some properties studied by real analysis?
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What distinguishes real analysis from complex analysis?
What distinguishes real analysis from complex analysis?
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What does the real number system consist of?
What does the real number system consist of?
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