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		commandlinefan on May 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Knuth on work habits, problem solving, and ... > the upper-division undergraduate math department course called "Algebra" And be careful what you wish for - the way eighth-grade algebra hurt your brain when you were 13 will be nothing compared to the way abstract algebra will hurt your brain when you're 20.

anthk on May 23, 2022 | [–]

In my case abstract algebra was much easier to grasp than polynomials with no context.

dllthomas on May 23, 2022 | [–]

... in a good way.

I liked "high school" algebra okay, but group theory was fun, even if homework was sometimes spending hours and pages to wind up with a 10 line proof.

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