3 ms·
That's a totally different argument. I mean, did arithmetic "algebra" prepare you for abstract algebra or even linear algebra in college?
by pishpash 5y ago
That's a totally different argument. I mean, did arithmetic "algebra" prepare you for abstract algebra or even linear algebra in college?
- zozbot234 5y agoActually, yes. The rules for manipulating 'expressions' with 'variables' in school algebra describe what are called "free objects" over some set of "generators". The whole setting generalizes pretty well.