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Yep! And I really wish this concept (of bringing together all of those properties, and exploring some of the resulting structures) was taught (specifically incl
by cmpb 9y ago
Yep! And I really wish this concept (of bringing together all of those properties, and exploring some of the resulting structures) was taught (specifically including the introduction of the term "group") in high school algebra. I think that would reduce a lot of the friction between learning secondary and post-secondary mathematics.
- llamaz 9y agoIt _is_ taught to 16 year olds in Australia, if they elect to take math C (math a/B is compulsory where math A is remedial). Everyone hated it and wondered what the point was (including me - it was only when I did a course on abstract algebra in university and learned about quotient groups that I was converted) Also covered in math C is the computational parts of linear algebra (e.g. Gaussian elimination, Cramer's rule).
- qubex 9y agoI took the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme when I was in my final two years of High School (September 1997-June 1999) and our Maths Higher unit included ”Group Theory”.