In algebra, letters are used when numbers are not known. Algebraic terms, such as \(2s\) or \(8y\), leave the multiplication signs out. So rather than \(2 \times s\), write \(2s\), and rather than \(8 ...

Parsing algebraic expressions is always a pain. If you need to compute, say, 2+4*2, the answer should be the same as (2 + (4 *2)), not ((2 + 4) * 2) — in other words, the right answer is 10, not 12.

In this video, we provide essential "math help" by explaining how to simplify complex fractions, which often involves careful "algebra" and understanding "rational functions". This "math tutorial" ...

Algebraic structures—such as groups, rings, modules, Lie algebras and their generalisations—provide a unifying language for diverse areas of mathematics and theoretical physics. Cohomological methods ...

Both algebraic and arithmetic geometry are concerned with the study of solution sets of systems of polynomial equations. Algebraic geometry deals primarily with solutions lying in an algebraically ...

Representation theory studies the ways in which abstract algebraic objects—groups, rings, algebras and categories—can act by linear transformations on vector spaces or modules. By encoding an ...

Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves. Like many people who would ...