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It is my experience that proofs involving matrices can be shortened by 50% if one throws the matrices out.

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This skipping is another important point. It should be done whenever a proof seems too hard or whenever a theorem or a whole paragraph does not appeal to the reader. In most cases he will be able to go on and later he may return to the parts which he skipped.

Emil Artin

Emil Artin

Emil Artin

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Born: March 3, 1898

Died: December 20, 1962 (aged 64)

Bio: Emil Artin was an Austrian mathematician. Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing largely to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions.

Known for:

Galois theory (1942)
The gamma function
Algebra with Galois Theory
Algebraic Numbers and Algebraic Functions (1950)
Exposition by Emil Artin

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