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Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of Operation (mathematics)|operations and Relation (mathematics)|relations , and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including Term (mathematics)|terms , polynomial s, equation s and algebraic structure s. Together with geometry , mathematical analysis|analysis , topology , combinatorics , and number theory , algebra is one of the main branches of pure mathematics .

Elementary algebra , often part of the curriculum in secondary education , introduces the concept of Variable (mathematics)|variables representing number s. Statements based on these variables are manipulated using the rules of operations that apply to numbers, such as addition . This can be done for a variety of reasons, including equation solving . Algebra is much broader than elementary algebra and studies what happens when different rules of operations are used and when operations are devised for things other than numbers. Addition and multiplication can be generalized and their precise definitions lead to Algebraic structure|structures such as group (mathematics)|groups , ring (mathematics)|rings and field (mathematics)|fields , studied in the area of mathematics called abstract algebra .

History

By the time of Plato , Greek mathematics had undergone a drastic change. The Ancient Greece|Greeks created a geometric algebra where terms were represented by sides of geometric objects, usually lines, that had letters associated with them. "In the arithmetical theorems in Euclid's Elements VII-IX, numbers had been represented by line segments to which letters had been had been attached, and the geometric proofs in al-Khwarizmi's Algebra made use of lettered diagrams; but all coefficients in the equations used in the Algebra are specific numbers, whether represented by numerals or written out in words. The idea of generality is implied in al-Khwarizmi's exposition, but he had no scheme for expressing algebraically the general propositions that are so readily available in geometry." Diophantus (3rd century AD), sometimes called "the father of algebra", was an Alexandria n Greek mathematics|Greek mathematician and the author of a series of books called Arithmetica . These texts deal with solving algebraic equation s. Florian Cajori (2010). " ". p.34. ISBN 1-4460-2221-8

While the word algebra comes from the Arabic language ( "restoration") and much of its methods from Islamic mathematics|Arabic/Islamic mathematics , its roots can be traced to earlier traditions, which had a direct influence on Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850). He later wrote The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing , which established algebra as a mathematical discipline that is independent of geometry and arithmetic .

The roots of algebra can be traced to the ancient Babylonian mathematics|Babylonians ,Struik, Dirk J. (1987). A Concise History of Mathematics . New York: Dover Publications. who developed an advanced arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algorithm ic fashion. The Babylonians developed formulas to calculate solutions for problems typically solved today by using linear equation s, quadratic equation s, and indeterminate equation|indeterminate linear equations . By contrast, most Egyptian mathematics|Egyptians of this era, as well as Greek mathematics|Greek and Chinese mathematics|Chinese mathematicians in the 1st millennium BC , usually solved such equations by geometric methods, such as those described in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus , Euclid's Elements|Euclid's Elements , and The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art . The geometric work of the Greeks, typified in the Elements , provided the framework for generalizing formulae beyond the solution of particular problems into more general systems of stating and solving equations, though this would not be realized until the Mathematics in medieval Islam|medieval Muslim mathematicians .
The Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic mathematicians Hero of Alexandria and Diophantus as well as Indian mathematics|Indian mathematicians such as Brahmagupta continued the traditions of Egypt and Babylon, though Diophantus' Arithmetica and Brahmagupta's Brahmasphutasiddhanta are on a higher level. For example, the first complete arithmetic solution (including zero and negative solutions) to quadratic equation s was described by Brahmagupta in his book Brahmasphutasiddhanta . Later, Arabic and Muslim mathematicians developed algebraic methods to a much higher degree of sophistication. Although Diophantus and the Babylonians used mostly special ad hoc methods to solve equations, Al-Khwarizmi was the first to solve equations using general methods. He solved the linear indeterminate equations, quadratic equations, second order indeterminate equations and equations with multiple variables.The Greeks|Greek mathematician Diophantus has traditionally been known as the "father of algebra" but in more recent times there is much debate over whether al-Khwarizmi, who founded the discipline of al-jabr , deserves that title instead.Carl B. Boyer, A History of Mathematics, Second Edition (Wiley, 1991), pages 178, 181 Those who support Diophantus point to the fact that the algebra found in Al-Jabr is slightly more elementary than the algebra found in Arithmetica and that Arithmetica is syncopated while Al-Jabr is fully rhetorical.Carl B. Boyer, A History of Mathematics, Second Edition (Wiley, 1991), page 228 Those who support Al-Khwarizmi point to the fact that he introduced the methods of " Reduction (mathematics)|reduction " and "balancing" (the transposition of subtracted terms to the other side of an equation, that is, the cancellation of like terms on opposite sides of the equation) which the term al-jabr originally referred to, "It is not certain just what the terms al-jabr and muqabalah mean, but the usual interpretation is similar to that implied in the translation above. The word al-jabr presumably meant something like "restoration" or "completion" and seems to refer to the transposition of subtracted terms to the other side of an equation; the word muqabalah is said to refer to "reduction" or "balancing" – that is, the cancellation of like terms on opposite sides of the equation." and that he gave an exhaustive explanation of solving quadratic equations, "The six cases of equations given above exhaust all possibilities for linear and quadratic equations having positive root. So systematic and exhaustive was al-Khwarizmi's exposition that his readers must have had little difficulty in mastering the solutions." supported by geometric proofs, while treating algebra as an independent discipline in its own right.Gandz and Saloman (1936), ''The sources of al-Khwarizmi's algebra , Osiris i, p. 263–277: "In a sense, Khwarizmi is more entitled to be called "the father of algebra" than Diophantus because Khwarizmi is the first to teach algebra in an elementary form and for its own sake, Diophantus is primarily concerned with the theory of numbers". His algebra was also no longer concerned "with a series of problem s to be resolved, but an Expository writing|exposition which starts with primitive terms in which the combinations must give all possible prototypes for equations, which henceforward explicitly constitute the true object of study." He also studied an equation for its own sake and "in a generic manner, insofar as it does not simply emerge in the course of solving a problem, but is specifically called on to define an infinite class of problems."

The Persian mathematician Omar Khayyam is credited with identifying the foundations of algebraic geometry and found the general geometric solution of the cubic equation . Another Persian mathematician, Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi , found algebraic and numerical solutions to various cases of cubic equations. He also developed the concept of a Function (mathematics)|function . The Indian mathematicians Mahavira (mathematician)|Mahavira and Bhaskara II , the Persian mathematician Al-Karaji , "Abu'l Wefa was a capable algebraist as well as a trigonometer. His successor al-Karkhi evidently used this translation to become an Arabic disciple of Diophantus – but without Diophantine analysis& #33; In particular, to al-Karkhi is attributed the first numerical solution of equations of the form ax²ⁿ + bxⁿ = c (only equations with positive roots were considered)," and the Chinese mathematician Zhu Shijie , solved various cases of cubic, quartic equation|quartic , quintic equation|quintic and higher-order polynomial equations using numerical methods. In the 13th century, the solution of a cubic equation by Fibonacci is representative of the beginning of a revival in European algebra. As the Islamic world was declining, the European world was ascending. And it is here that algebra was further developed.

François Viète ’s work at the close of the 16th century marks the start of the classical discipline of algebra. In 1637, René Descartes published La Géométrie , inventing analytic geometry and introducing modern algebraic notation. Another key event in the further development of algebra was the general algebraic solution of the cubic and quartic equations, developed in the mid-16th century. The idea of a determinant was developed by Japanese mathematics|Japanese mathematician Kowa Seki in the 17th century, followed independently by Gottfried Leibniz ten years later, for the purpose of solving systems of simultaneous linear equations using matrix (mathematics)|matrices . Gabriel Cramer also did some work on matrices and determinants in the 18th century. Permutations were studied by Joseph Lagrange in his 1770 paper Réflexions sur la résolution algébrique des équations devoted to solutions of algebraic equations, in which he introduced Lagrange resolvents . Paolo Ruffini was the first person to develop the theory of permutation group s, and like his predecessors, also in the context of solving algebraic equations.

Abstract algebra was developed in the 19th century, initially focusing on what is now called Galois theory , and on constructible number|constructibility issues."". University of Hawaii Mathematics Department. The " Abstract algebra#Modern algebra|modern algebra " has deep nineteenth-century roots in the work, for example, of Richard Dedekind and Leopold Kronecker and profound interconnections with other branches of mathematics such as algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry ."". Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. George Peacock was the founder of axiomatic thinking in arithmetic and algebra. Augustus De Morgan discovered relation algebra in his Syllabus of a Proposed System of Logic . Josiah Willard Gibbs developed an algebra of vectors in three-dimensional space, and Arthur Cayley developed an algebra of matrices (this is a noncommutative algebra)."".Cambridge University Press.

Classification

Algebra may be divided roughly into the following categories:

Elementary algebra , in which the properties of operations on the real number|real number system are recorded using symbols as "place holders" to denote Constant (mathematics)|constants and Variable (mathematics)|variables , and the rules governing mathematical expression s and equation s involving these symbols are studied. This is usually taught at school under the title algebra (or intermediate algebra and college algebra in subsequent years). University-level courses in group theory may also be called elementary algebra .

Abstract algebra , sometimes also called modern algebra , in which algebraic structure s such as group (mathematics)|groups , ring (mathematics)|rings and field (mathematics)|fields are axiomatization|axiomatically defined and investigated.

Linear algebra , in which the specific properties of vector space s are studied (including matrix (mathematics)|matrices );

Universal algebra , in which properties common to all algebraic structures are studied.

Algebraic number theory , in which the properties of numbers are studied through algebraic systems. Number theory inspired much of the original abstraction in algebra.

Algebraic geometry applies abstract algebra to the problems of geometry.

Algebraic combinatorics , in which abstract algebraic methods are used to study combinatorial questions.

In some directions of advanced study, axiomatic algebraic systems such as groups, rings, fields, and algebras over a field are investigated in the presence of a geometry|geometric structure (a Metric (mathematics)|metric or a topology ) which is compatible with the algebraic structure. The list includes a number of areas of functional analysis :

Normed linear space s

Banach space s

Hilbert space s

Banach algebra s

Normed algebra s

Topological algebra s

Topological group s

Elementary algebra

Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra. It is taught to students who are presumed to have no knowledge of mathematics beyond the basic principles of arithmetic . In arithmetic, only number s and their arithmetical operations (such as +, -, ×, ÷) occur. In algebra, numbers are often denoted by symbols (such as a , x , or y ). This is useful because:

It allows the general formulation of arithmetical laws (such as a + b = b + a for all a and b ), and thus is the first step to a systematic exploration of the properties of the real number|real number system .

It allows the reference to "unknown" numbers, the formulation of equation s and the study of how to solve these. (For instance, "Find a number x such that 3 x + 1 = 10" or going a bit further "Find a number x such that ax + b = c ". This step leads to the conclusion that it is not the nature of the specific numbers that allows us to solve it, but that of the operations involved.)

It allows the formulation of function (mathematics)|functional relationships. (For instance, "If you sell x tickets, then your profit will be 3 x - 10 dollars, or f ( x ) = 3 x - 10, where f is the function, and x is the number to which the function is applied.")

Abstract algebra

Abstract algebra extends the familiar concepts found in elementary algebra and arithmetic of number s to more general concepts.

Set (mathematics)|Sets : Rather than just considering the different types of number s, abstract algebra deals with the more general concept of sets : a collection of all objects (called Element (mathematics)|elements ) selected by property, specific for the set. All collections of the familiar types of numbers are sets. Other examples of sets include the set of all two-by-two Matrix (mathematics)|matrices , the set of all second-degree polynomials ( ax ² + bx + c ), the set of all two dimensional Vector (geometric)|vectors in the plane, and the various finite groups such as the cyclic group s which are the group of integers modular arithmetic|modulo n . Set theory is a branch of logic and not technically a branch of algebra.

Binary operation s : The notion of addition (+) is abstracted to give a binary operation , * say. The notion of binary operation is meaningless without the set on which the operation is defined. For two elements a and b in a set S , a * b is another element in the set; this condition is called Closure (mathematics)|closure . Addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (×), and Division (mathematics)|division (÷) can be binary operations when defined on different sets, as is addition and multiplication of matrices, vectors, and polynomials.

Identity element s : The numbers zero and one are abstracted to give the notion of an identity element for an operation. Zero is the identity element for addition and one is the identity element for multiplication. For a general binary operator * the identity element e must satisfy a * e = a and e * a = a . This holds for addition as a + 0 = a and 0 + a = a and multiplication a × 1 = a and 1 × a = a . Not all set and operator combinations have an identity element; for example, the positive natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ...) have no identity element for addition.

Inverse elements : The negative numbers give rise to the concept of inverse elements . For addition, the inverse of a is - a , and for multiplication the inverse is 1/ a . A general inverse element a ^-1 must satisfy the property that a * a ^-1 = e and a ^-1 * a = e .

Associativity : Addition of integers has a property called associativity. That is, the grouping of the numbers to be added does not affect the sum. For example: In general, this becomes ( a * b ) * c = a * ( b * c ). This property is shared by most binary operations, but not subtraction or division or octonion multiplication .

Commutative operation|Commutativity : Addition and multiplication of real numbers are both commutative. That is, the order of the numbers does not affect the result. For example: 2+3=3+2. In general, this becomes a * b = b * a . This property does not hold for all binary operations. For example, matrix multiplication and Quaternion|quaternion multiplication are both non-commutative.

Groups

Combining the above concepts gives one of the most important structures in mathematics: a group (mathematics)|group . A group is a combination of a set S and a single binary operation *, defined in any way you choose, but with the following properties:

An identity element e exists, such that for every member a of S , e * a and a * e are both identical to a .

Every element has an inverse: for every member a of S , there exists a member a ^-1 such that a * a ^-1 and a ^-1 * a are both identical to the identity element.

The operation is associative: if a , b and c are members of S , then ( a * b ) * c is identical to a * ( b * c ).

If a group is also commutativity|commutative —that is, for any two members a and b of S , a * b is identical to b * a —then the group is said to be Abelian group|abelian .

For example, the set of integers under the operation of addition is a group. In this group, the identity element is 0 and the inverse of any element a is its negation, - a . The associativity requirement is met, because for any integers a , b and c , ( a + b ) + c = a + ( b + c )

The nonzero rational number s form a group under multiplication. Here, the identity element is 1, since 1 × a = a × 1 = a for any rational number a . The inverse of a is 1/ a , since a × 1/ a = 1.

The integers under the multiplication operation, however, do not form a group. This is because, in general, the multiplicative inverse of an integer is not an integer. For example, 4 is an integer, but its multiplicative inverse is ¼, which is not an integer.

The theory of groups is studied in group theory . A major result in this theory is the classification of finite simple groups , mostly published between about 1955 and 1983, which is thought to classify all of the finite set|finite simple group s into roughly 30 basic types.

Set:
Examples
Operation
Closed
Identity	0	1	0	1	0	N/ A	1	N/ A	0	1
Inverse	N/ A	N/ A	- a	N/ A	- a	N/ A	1/ a	N/ A	0, 2, 1, respectively	N/ A, 1, 2, respectively
Associative	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Commutative	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Structure	monoid	monoid	abelian group	monoid	abelian group	quasigroup	abelian group	quasigroup	abelian group	abelian group ( Z ₂₎

Semigroup s, quasigroup s, and monoid s are structures similar to groups, but more general. They comprise a set and a closed binary operation, but do not necessarily satisfy the other conditions. A semigroup has an associative binary operation, but might not have an identity element. A monoid is a semigroup which does have an identity but might not have an inverse for every element. A quasigroup satisfies a requirement that any element can be turned into any other by a unique pre- or post-operation; however the binary operation might not be associative.

All groups are monoids, and all monoids are semigroups.

Rings and fields

Groups just have one binary operation. To fully explain the behaviour of the different types of numbers, structures with two operators need to be studied. The most important of these are Ring (mathematics)|rings , and Field (mathematics)|fields .

A Ring (mathematics)|ring has two binary operations (+) and (×), with × distributive over +. Under the first operator (+) it forms an abelian group . Under the second operator (×) it is associative, but it does not need to have identity, or inverse, so division is not required. The additive (+) identity element is written as 0 and the additive inverse of a is written as - a .

Distributivity generalises the distributive law for numbers, and specifies the order in which the operators should be applied, (called the Order of operations|precedence ). For the integers and and × is said to be distributive over +.

The integers are an example of a ring. The integers have additional properties which make it an integral domain .

A Field (mathematics)|field is a ring with the additional property that all the elements excluding 0 form an abelian group under ×. The multiplicative (×) identity is written as 1 and the multiplicative inverse of a is written as a ^-1.

The rational numbers, the real numbers and the complex numbers are all examples of fields.

Polynomials

A polynomial is an expression (mathematics)|expression that is constructed from one or more Variable (mathematics)|variables and constants, using only the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication (where repeated multiplication of the same variable is standardly denoted as exponentiation with a constant nonnegative integer exponent). For example, x ² + 2 x - 3 is a polynomial in the single variable x .

An important class of problems in algebra is factorization of polynomials, that is, expressing a given polynomial as a product of other polynomials. The example polynomial above can be factored as ( x - 1)( x + 3). A related class of problems is finding algebraic expressions for the root of a function|roots of a polynomial in a single variable.

Objects called algebras

The word algebra is also used for various algebraic structures :

Algebra over a field or more generally Algebra (ring theory)|Algebra over a ring

Algebra over a set

Boolean algebra (structure)|Boolean algebra

Heyting algebra

F-algebra and F-coalgebra in category theory

Relational algebra

Sigma-algebra

Monad (category theory)|T-Algebras of monads .

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