Boolean algebras ; Groups ; Quotient groups ; Symmetry groups in three dimensions ; Pólya-Burnside method of enumeration ; Monoids and machines ; Rings and fields ; Polynomial and Euclidean rings ; Quotient rings ; Field extensions ; Latin squares ; Geometrical constructions ; Error-correcting codes

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