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High School What Is the Discrete Logarithm of 100000000 in Base 10?
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High School Modern Mathematics Education a Failure?
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Undergrad Operator precedence for: 1/-2/3
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Undergrad Is the square of a function always positive
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MHB Area of an equilateral triangle
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High School What does it mean to find the Area (e.g. area of a circle)?
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Graduate A few basic questions about combinatorial game theory
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Graduate What creates information in a 2D particle system and how can it be measured?
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MHB Solving for Y in c=2x^2-xy+2y^2
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Graduate Math Seminar Ideas: Advanced Topics Beyond Fin Math, Stochastic
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MHB Why Do All Factors of a Number Arise from Combinations of Its Prime Factors?
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Undergrad Dinner Club Scheduling Challenge
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High School Simple maximization question very confused :s
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Undergrad Simplify a summation and its product
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Undergrad Simplify Equations: 3(x-1)/(x+1)(x-2) + 2(x-1)/(x-2)(x-4) - Tips & Tricks
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High School How to find the first 2 nonzero terms in Mod100 of n! without a prefix?
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MHB Geometry: Integrating the Seed of Life with Circles
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High School Wording question regards angles
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High School Why Does the Order of Transformations Affect the Graph of a Function?
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Undergrad How to proof that a curve has no rational points
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Undergrad Can you help me prove a=b=2 for the equation a+b=ab=a^b?
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Undergrad Need equation(s) for PC strategy game.
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Undergrad How can the sum of a Fibonacci series to the nth term be calculated?
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Undergrad Creating Even Problems with Restrictions: x!
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Undergrad Police Study: Astrological Evidence in Tail of Normal Distribution
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High School Mysterious Equations in Childrens TV Program
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High School Help with algebra problem involving logs
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Undergrad Is There a General Formula for this Partial Fraction Function?
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MHB Simplify expression with exponents
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Undergrad Proving n2 < n! for n > 3: Simplifying the Induction Step
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Undergrad Interesting Practical Mathematical Problem
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Undergrad How Large Can N Be for F(n) = Log N to Run in 1 Second?
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MHB Inequality with absolute value
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Undergrad How Do Lines and Planes Differ in 3D Geometry?
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Undergrad An equation with multiple radical radicals.
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MHB Finding diameter of a sphere, have density and mass
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Undergrad Solve Quadratic Trinomials w/Large Coeffs: Factoring Tips
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MHB What is the Limit of Prime Factors per Integer?
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Graduate Writing a recursive definition of the set permutation function
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High School Find a center of circle given a point and radius
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High School How to solve factorial related problems
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High School Identify the next number in the pattern
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High School Is Hard Work More Important Than Natural Talent in Achieving Success?
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Graduate How does maximum symmetry compare to its corresponding minimum symmetry?
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High School How can I rearrange my equation to make 'apipe' the subject?
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High School How to Convert 251 Items into Boxes and Single Items
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High School Inequalities: I am apparently bad with them
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High School How to know when to stop and a problem is done
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Undergrad Sums of 6th and 7th degree powers
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Undergrad Is the Square Root Rule Invalid for Negative Numbers in Complex Mathematics?
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Graduate Minimum bounding box problem
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High School Got my first math book to help me learn, but it's ancient
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Graduate What is the value of this term and why?
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High School Does ω^2 Equal v^2/r^2 or (v/r)^2 in Angular Velocity Calculations?
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Graduate Interchanging mathematical operations proof
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Undergrad Area of a circle within a circumscribed triangle
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Undergrad Calculating Area Around a Path
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Have you heard about the new math-based novel 'I am number 1'?
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Undergrad Challenge question to the community - - Determine the inverse function of
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Undergrad Writing an expression in summation notation
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Undergrad Why are so many phenomena exponentially distibuted?
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Undergrad Question on the History of the Cross Product
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Undergrad Fermat's little theorem's proof
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Graduate Wavelets question (Specifically Daubechies, understanding scaling functions)
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Best all time mathematicians/physicists.
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Undergrad Lambert W Function: Calculate W(5.67)
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Undergrad Natural Logarithm of Convolution
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Convince Friend Math is Creative
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High School Is it possible to actually train your brain
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Graduate Generalized optimization under uncertainty problem
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High School Why do we associate numbers with a line?
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MHB Possibility of a Separate Forum for NT & Abstract Algebra
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Graduate Feeling Overwhelmed by Math & Physics?
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Undergrad How Do I Calculate the Angle Between Two Planes?
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High School Testing to see if an Equation is a function
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Graduate What Does Modulus of Negative Numbers Mean in DFT Symmetry?
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Graduate 5 Star Logic Problem (100 prisoners and a light bulb)
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Undergrad Your most counterintuitive yet simple math problem
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High School Need a little help understanding equation for an ellipse
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High School 4-digit trick, predicting a final number
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Have any of you ever had a man-crush?
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High School How to calculate the number of days between two dates?
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High School What is the solution to 6÷2(1+2)?
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Undergrad How to Calculate Cube Root Of 24 digit number?
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Undergrad Possible equation for this graph?
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High School Trigonometry to Find Stronghold in Minecraft
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Undergrad Is there always at least one irrational number between any two rational numbers?
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High School Solving (x+1)/(2x-3) > 2; why do we take 2x-3>0 while obtaining the solution?
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Graduate Finding the Minimum Non-Zero Element of a Set
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High School Why there are 360 degress in a circle
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High School Trend in Square roots question [Curious Math Newb question]
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Undergrad Is this acceptable in recursive formulas?
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Great web resource for math and more that I just found
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Undergrad Solving linear acceleration for time.
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Graduate Finding basis functions for approximating transcendental function
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Graduate Can Zeta Regularization Explain Divergent Sums in Physics?
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High School Why there is no answer when negative value is being square root?
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Undergrad Can the graph (| x | ^ n) + (| y | ^ n) = 1 be applied in real life situations?
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