In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded half the Nobel Prize in Physics. The citation was, in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel..
Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra. 1  It is taught to students who are presumed to have no knowledge of mathematics beyond the basic principles of arithmetic. In arithmetic, only numbers and their arithmetical operations (such as +, â, Ã, Ã·) occur.
Areas of mathematics with the word algebra in their name. 1  Elementary algebra, the part of algebra that is usually taught in elementary courses of mathematics. 2  Abstract algebra, in which algebraic structures such as groups, rings and fields are axiomatically defined and investigated.