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 ...

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“THIS volume is the first part of a work designed it provide a convenient account of the foundations and methods of modem algebraic geometry.” These words from the authors' preface explain the scope ...