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Dartmouth College

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binary operations group theory mathematics abstract algebra

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These notes cover binary operations and groups, including associativity, identity, and inverses. Examples of groups are shown. The notes seem to be part of a lecture series or course material.

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ecture 3 og 124 A binaryoperationon a set A is a rule associating element y A foreachpair ixing A A is afunction Axa A ex E atbil...

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