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ThisThis book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{A Mathematician Said Who}\cr\text{Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?}\cr\text{For the ones that I Know}\cr\text{Are Simply not So,}\cr\text{When the Characteristic is Two!}\end{array}$$

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{A Mathematician Said Who}\cr\text{Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?}\cr\text{For the ones that I Know}\cr\text{Are Simply not So,}\cr\text{When the Characteristic is Two!}\end{array}$$

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{A Mathematician Said Who}\cr\text{Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?}\cr\text{For the ones that I Know}\cr\text{Are Simply not So,}\cr\text{When the Characteristic is Two!}\end{array}$$

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

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Will Jagy
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This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

*A Mathematician Said Who 
Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?
For the ones that I Know
Are Simply not So,
When the Characteristic is Two!*

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{A Mathematician Said Who}\cr\text{Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?}\cr\text{For the ones that I Know}\cr\text{Are Simply not So,}\cr\text{When the Characteristic is Two!}\end{array}$$

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

*A Mathematician Said Who 
Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?
For the ones that I Know
Are Simply not So,
When the Characteristic is Two!*

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{A Mathematician Said Who}\cr\text{Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?}\cr\text{For the ones that I Know}\cr\text{Are Simply not So,}\cr\text{When the Characteristic is Two!}\end{array}$$

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.

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This book by Manfred Knebusch starts with the limerick

*A Mathematician Said Who 
Can Quote Me a Theorem that’s True?
For the ones that I Know
Are Simply not So,
When the Characteristic is Two!*

It gives a uniform treatment of quadratic forms in all characteristics including two.