Algebra
by Serge Lang · first published 1965
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Wow, I swear I was just wondering last night if he was still alive or not, as I was reading about him in Serge Lang's Algebra. Personal coincidence for me. May we never forget the Grothendieck prime, 57.
on “Alexander Grothendieck has died” ↗…one. This is beyond and silly and pedantic. We are all supposed to rely on what YOU can and cannot think of? If you really want some mathematical objectivity then maybe go read through Serge Lang's Algebra and come back with me on which parts you found to be subjective. You might find some! > Which of these observations were purely objective? Sigh ... so you have an anecdote of something that at a particular…
on “Ask HN: Why are RationalWiki articles always high up in Google search results?” ↗There's a story about a carpenter who walked into a library, picked up a copy of Serge Lang's book "Algebra", skimmed through the first page where he proves uniqueness of the identity in a monoid, was surprised at how ironclad the argument was, and became a mathematician to study it more. I forget his name,…
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