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As someone who's never studied real math (only Physics math), I found the book "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications" extremely interesting, in part becaus
by eternauta3k 5y ago
As someone who's never studied real math (only Physics math), I found the book "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications" extremely interesting, in part because it leads you to understand asymmetric cryptography and error-correcting codes. Also the SAGE exercises are neat.
http://abstract.ups.edu/aata/aata-toc.html http://abstract.ups.edu/aata/aata-toc.html
- d4rkp4ttern 5y agoSage looks neat. Is it similar to Mathematica ?
- romwell 5y agoYes and no. It's a computer algebra system, of which Mathematica is an example. But the real power of Mathematica lies in its language. SAGE wraps many libraries in a Python syntax, so the core language is different.
- vmilner 5y agoError correction fans will enjoy this talk: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/error-control https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/error-control
- monkeybutton 5y agoI had a CS/Math course that used this textbook. It was excellent!
- dunefox 5y agoAbstract Algebra or as mathematicians call it: Algebra.