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| − | In [[mathematics]], '''algebra''' is the study of examining, manipulating, and solving [[equation]]s, [[inequality|inequalities]], and other [[mathematical expression]]s. Algebra revolves around the concept of the [[variable]], an unknown quantity given a name and usually denoted by a letter or symbol. Many contest problems test one's fluency with [[algebraic manipulation]]. | + | In [[mathematics]], '''algebra''' is the study of examining, manipulating, and solving [[equation]]s, [[inequality|inequalities]], and other [[mathematical expression]]s. Algebra revolves around the concept of the [[variable]], an unknown quantity given a name and usually denoted by a letter or symbol. Many contest problems test one's fluency with [[algebraic manipulation]]. If this is not what you are looking for, you might try the page on [[abstract algebra]]. |
Revision as of 09:11, 11 July 2006
In mathematics, algebra is the study of examining, manipulating, and solving equations, inequalities, and other mathematical expressions. Algebra revolves around the concept of the variable, an unknown quantity given a name and usually denoted by a letter or symbol. Many contest problems test one's fluency with algebraic manipulation. If this is not what you are looking for, you might try the page on abstract algebra.
Contents
Introductory Topics
- Algebraic expressions
- Complex numbers
- Equations
- Linear equations (1 and 2 variables)
- Systems of equations
- Factoring
- Functions
- Exponentials
- Graphing
- Lines
- Quadratics
- Basic Transformations
- Logarithms
- Square root function
- Polynomials
- Inequalities
- Word problems
Intermediate Topics
Olympiad Topics
- Inequalities
- Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean Inequality
- Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality
- Chebyshev's Inequality
- Geometric inequalities
- Hölder's inequality
- Isoperimetric inequalities
- Jensen's Inequality
- Minkowski Inequality
- Muirhead's Inequality
- Power mean inequality
- Rearrangement Inequality
- Schur's Inequality
- Smoothing
- Triangle Inequality
- Trigonometric inequalities
- Trivial inequality
