Algebras:
commutative
algebras
non-commutative
algebras
Typical examples:
Polynomial algebra
R[X1,X2,X3]
Exterior algebras
generated by e1,e2,e3
(the polynomial functions on R3)
(the differential forms on R3)
Commutativity
XiXj - XjXi = 0
Anti-commutativity
eiej + ejei = 0
infinite dimensional over R
finite dimensional over R


"Koszul duality"
These algebras determine each other!