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fatslob-:O said:

sc94597 said:

I've taken a full Calculus sequence (and currently tutor it for extra cash while I study Physics), and learned Real Analysis from Apostol's Mathematical Analysis (I loved referencing his Calculus volumes when I was learning Calculus from Stewart's book - via my school's choice, so I decided to look at his intermediate text.) 

Neat, I too have done the entire calculus sequence except for the complex analysis but I've been meaning to get into abstract algebra specifically for group theory as I am interested in the applications along with the proofs ...

Ha! I just sat in a presentation last Friday presented by a first year Physics graduate student at my university where he talked about the applications of Group Theory to theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (which was his area of interest.) It was very interesting, but of course much of it went over my head because I don't know much of any group theory besides the basics I learned in my intro abstract algebra course and he chose the path of trying to derive everything in front of our eyes, haha. I've taken an intro course on abstract algebra, and it really made me love algebra a lot more than I had before that point. It is very beautiful.