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problem:why_we_need_associative [2013/08/09 16:42]
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problem:why_we_need_associative [2013/08/09 18:16] (current)
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 ====== Why we need associative ====== ====== Why we need associative ======
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 +FIXME Add in the axioms of multiplication, as well as a few basic rules about solving equations (such as if $x=y$, then $ax=ay$.  
  
 ==== Problem ==== ==== Problem ====
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   *I was actually hoping to just have them tackle this one with small group presentations, then have a lively discussion about how detailed proofs should be, and then wrap it up as a class (pointing out how engrained associativity is in everything we do).     *I was actually hoping to just have them tackle this one with small group presentations, then have a lively discussion about how detailed proofs should be, and then wrap it up as a class (pointing out how engrained associativity is in everything we do).  
   *As the semester unfolds, we can come back to the associative laws in various other settings.  One question will be, "What does associativity mean in a Cayley Graph?"   *As the semester unfolds, we can come back to the associative laws in various other settings.  One question will be, "What does associativity mean in a Cayley Graph?"
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