You scrambled up a Rubik’s cube, and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make? Surprise: You can answer this question with modern algebra. Most folks who have ...

Die Determinanten, für den ersten Unterricht in der Algebra bearbeitet. Von Dr. H. Kaiser. (Wiesbaden 1884.) Lessons Introductory to the Modern Higher Algebra. By George Salmon Fourth Edition.

The use of the letter x as a mathematical unknown is a relatively modern convention. Algebra has been around for a lot longer.

Representation theory transforms abstract algebra groups into things like simpler matrices. The field’s founder left a list of 43 problems for others to study, iterate on, and prove. One ...

What is it like to study geometry, algebra, and topology in the MAST programme? Geometry, Algebra, and Topology are pure mathematics and essential to modern mathematical research. In the MAST ...

Algebra is a huge umbrella term within mathematics. It’s the first thing we learn after the basics of arithmetic, introducing variables as something we can work with and solve for.