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Related question, anyone know any good resources for learning and developing intuition in Abstract Algebra? Especially ones that explain it well, like Calculus
by SkyMarshal 7y ago
Related question, anyone know any good resources for learning and developing intuition in Abstract Algebra? Especially ones that explain it well, like Calculus Made Easy did for Calculus. AA is a prereq for cryptography, category theory and and other areas of interest for CompSci.
I asked this a few weeks ago but at an off peak time and not many folks saw the question. But I know HN probably has good recommendations so trying again here. Should still be relevant and helpful to OP.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20733422 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20733422
- james_s_tayler 7y agoThe YouTube playlist on AA I linked has some extremely clear explanations. Depending on your level of familiarity already ymmv. I certainly got quite a lot out of it.
- SkyMarshal 7y agoThanks!
- mxyzptlk 7y agoTake a look at "A Book of Abstract Algebra" by Charles Pinter. It's published by Dover, so very affordable. I've seen it criticized as too verbose, but that worked for me.
- SkyMarshal 7y agoThanks! Verbose is fine, the more explanatory the better.
- jimhefferon 7y agoIt has been my experience that complaints about a source being "too verbose" rarely come from people learning the subject.