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Algebra is more than alphabet soup – it’s the language of algorithms and relationships

  • Written by Courtney Gibbons, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Hamilton College
imageAlgebra often involves manipulating numbers or other objects using operations like addition and multiplication.Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

You scrambled up a Rubik’s cube, and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make?

Surprise: You can answer this question with modern algebra.

Most folks who have...

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