> @Raoul: I have not yet taken a course in abstract algebra though I am > currently enrolled in a course of linear algebra. I can read it up of > course. Do you foresee any problems with not knowing abstract algebra > just yet?
Oh, this one is not so much about "algebra" in the sense of either polynomial or commutative algebra but the main point is that the vectors are component free, this is what "algebra" refers to here. The math behind this is fairly easy, mostly how to make the clever use of about 10 axioms or "rules". This is of course no full GSOC project. But thinking about it might help you to make a good proposal for general vector calculus. Even if this is beyond your scope and project but in the long term, component-wise vectors calculus and component-free vector algebra should go hand in hand. (The situation is similar to the one of matrix calculus with explicit matrices/entries and matrix expressions ignoring the entries at all.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
