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What the fuck is algebra?

>> No.10620558

>>10620538
a game played with symbols on paper. the symbols move around in accordance with a set of rules called axioms.

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>>10620558
sounds fun desu

>> No.10620562

>>10620560
its actually really boring desu. the stuff you do with algebra (engineering) is more interesting, more useful, and harder.

>> No.10620567

>>10620562
Damn Poe's law.

>> No.10620579

>>10620562
>>10620558
should i read Serge Lang Algebra if i am CS student? I wonder if it could help me with more theoretical areas that are using similiar notation and maybe way of thinking: automata theory, functional programming, algorithms

>> No.10620583

>>10620579
jesus christ another cs student

>> No.10620633

>>10620579
No

>> No.10620816

>>10620579
If you’re in programming language theory or complexity, algebra is invaluable. Algebraic geometry is pretty big in TCS circles

>>10620633
>>10620583
Don’t really know what they’re talking about. Physics majors don’t learn any algebra nor topology until grad school, and neither do CS majors (though for CS, since it is fairly pure, this is less excusable). So I don’t think this sort of sentiment is valid.

t. Math grad with friends in physics and CS grad

>> No.10620822

>>10620579
>>10620816
Also, I would recommend Aluffi, Rotman, and/or Humphreys. Artin has good exercises but I’m not a fan of his book