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November 13

General algorithm for finding quotient rings.

Let $R$ be a ring and $(f_{1},...,f_{n})$ be the ideal generated by the elements $f_{1},...,f_{n}\in R[x]$. Is there a general algorithm for finding $R[x]/(f_{1},...,f_{n})$ up to isomorphism?--AnalysisAlgebra (talk) 05:27, 13 November 2012 (UTC)