The awkward middle child of algebra

1 · John Cook · Dec. 7, 2021, 1:26 p.m.
Abstract algebra is basically the study of groups, rings, and fields. There are more concepts, but these are the big three. Groups have the least structure and fields have the most structure. Rings are somewhere in the middle. Groups have just one operation, which is thought of as multiplication by default. If the group operation […] The post The awkward middle child of algebra first appeared on John D. Cook....