<p>I’m a sophomore right now and I am looking to take an Independent Study next year, but I’m trying to find a course.</p>
<p>I want to do something related to recreational mathematics or game theory- using a more fun, logical side of math. </p>
<p>I’m having some trouble finding such online courses or university courses close to where I live (Cincinnati).</p>
<p>Any help?</p>
<p>[National</a> University Virtual High School • Current Course Offerings](<a href=“http://www.nuvhs.org/Academics/Courses.html]National”>http://www.nuvhs.org/Academics/Courses.html)</p>
<p>They offer Game Thoery</p>
<p>Thanks, anything else?</p>
<p>[Intro</a> To Abstract Algebra](<a href=“http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/cwp/cwp.aspx?cid=2008822m050EXZ]Intro”>http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/cwp/cwp.aspx?cid=2008822m050EXZ)</p>
<p>i took this class,
it was really fun and taught me a lot about how to think,
but i ended up not finishing it because the summer was over</p>
<p>What did the course involve- what is abstract algebra?</p>
<p>it’s kind of hard to explain</p>
<p>^^ Abstract algebra is the generalization of high school algebra to more interesting areas. Notions of identities, inverses, arbitrary operations, primes, etc. are put in a more broader context for groups, rings, fields, etc. It’s incredibly detailed and can’t be explained easily. You could try a simple google search and find out a lot more from websites; there’s more information on the subject than someone could possibly learn in a lifetime, so the “definition” I gave above hardly scratches the surface, which is what makes it so fun.</p>
<p>You will either love abstract algebra or you will hate it. What is does is explains in a more general sense all of the highly dogmatic things that they teach in most classrooms.</p>