I took Modern Algebra as my first course in "Higher Math." Big mistake. Learning to do proofs this way is a big headache, especially if you have a curmudgeonly teacher!<div><br></div><div>~Kyle<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Mathieu Bouchard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matju@artengine.ca">matju@artengine.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, Steffen Juul wrote:<br>
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Unveiled mysteries are indeed good, yes, we could almost define it as learning. But did you learn Modern Algebra before Linear Algebra?<br>
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What I recall is that the first course of Modern Algebra (Group Theory) didn't really use much of anything from Linear Algebra, but the second course did. Your university may vary...<br>
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Basically, there's not much in a math degree curriculum that requires Linear Algebra to be taught first. I could very well see one that teaches Modern Algebra first, and it wouldn't be a scandal to me. There are probably universities that do, somewhere -- at least if they are as experimental as they are in compsci... some universities teach computer programming in quite wild ways.<br>
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So, what's your point about unveiled mysteries?<br><font color="#888888">
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