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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad Playing with math keeps me sharp
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High School What is the value of 154 hundred thousand centuries?
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Undergrad Fourier series for exponentials even or odd function?
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Undergrad Am I wrong? Is this correct thinking? Am I weird? Am I crazy?
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Undergrad What is x^i? How can you rewrite it?
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Undergrad WSJ Story: New Calculation: Math in Preschool
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Graduate Is f_{n}^{(2n)} always an integer for any natural number n?
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High School Finding the Middle: Calculating In-Between Numbers
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Undergrad Stuck with a simple induction problem
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Graduate How can I graph this equation (Rayleigh Plesset for sonoluminescence)?
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Undergrad How to convert 3d co ords to 2d orthographic?
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Undergrad How do I find the inverse of x^3/x^2+1?
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High School Why does my calculator compute ln(5) faster than ln(e)?
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Graduate Rules governing the creation of complex waveforms through addition of sine waves
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Undergrad Trinomial and Multinomial theorem
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Graduate Does this function belong to an interesting class of functions?
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Highest authority on Mathematical Physics?
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High School How to calculate the height of something by throwing an object off it?
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High School Ways to answer mathematical posts
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High School What is the pattern in this sequence?
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Undergrad Comparing two functions and determining coefficients. I get 1/1.
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High School Can Every Object Be Split Into 3 Equal Parts?
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Undergrad What math field is this called?
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Undergrad Mental processes and interest in mathematics
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How Can I Quickly Improve My Math Skills?
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High School How to divide numbers that has decimal results mentally
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High School How Many 200 mg Tablets Are Needed for a 2% Solution in a 3 oz Bottle?
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Undergrad Is there a way to generate all possible Pythagorean quadruplets?
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Undergrad Direction and signs of unit vectors
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Graduate Cubing the Cubic Formula Help would be greatly appreciated
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Undergrad A formula that should be easy for forum members
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Undergrad What is the Maximum Angle to Rotate a Parabola and Still Graph as a Function?
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High School How would the arcsin function look like without a restricted range?
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High School What is the Definition of Whole Numbers in Mathematics?
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High School Next Number in the Sequence: What is the next number in this sequence?
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Undergrad Troubleshooting an Equation: Need Help with Solving for x[p]
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What Software Is Best for Fitting Data Distributions?
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Undergrad What Determines the Direction of a Normal Vector in a Plane Equation?
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High School Solve Fractional Exponents: Logic Explained
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Undergrad Is there a trigonometric identity for this ?
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Undergrad How Do You Normalize a Function to Have a Maximum of 1 and Minimum of 0?
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Undergrad Curve Fit Q: Balancing 1+m1*log(x) & 4.5+m2*log(x)
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Undergrad Knots and B-Splines: Understanding Knots Simplified
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Graduate Weird Integer Progression in Language Whose Name I Failed to Catch
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Undergrad Computer Graphics: Bilinear Patch Explained
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Undergrad BS-Mathematics Vs BS-Mathematical Sciences
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Undergrad How to determine parabolic object.
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Undergrad Consecutive sum of exponentiations
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Graduate Question about taking the difference between two square root expression
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High School Graph Theory Book Recommendations
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High School What is the fourth term of an arithmetic sequence with specific given terms?
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High School An inquiry on solving systematic equation
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High School What is the correct way to express half of two plus two?
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High School What makes 37 a unique and special number?
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Undergrad Fraction Algebra Rusty Need Help on Equation
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Undergrad How to find curve (non-linear) of best fit?
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Signs I'm Not Talented in Math: My K-12 Experience
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Undergrad What is the Purpose of Envelope Functions?
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High School Should I get a graphing calculator just to leave it at home?
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High School Learning Trig Identities: Deriving the Essentials
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How to Remove Blue Boxes in SciDAVis Plotting Application?
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Undergrad How can I factor higher order equations to find the poles and zeros?
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High School Need Help Understanding a Pattern I Found
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High School Twice as many? 3/4 as many? How to interpret?
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Undergrad How Does ((n+1)^2 * n!) / ((n+1)! * n^2) Simplify to (n+1) / n^2?
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Graduate Are there any recent advances in Maths that have real world applications?
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Undergrad Was plagiarizing a math proof unethical?
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How can we attract students to study mathematics at university?
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Undergrad Calculating the Weighted Average of Two Graphs
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Graduate What is the connection between hypercubes and graph theory?
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Question I got asked today ridiculous woman
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High School Whats the best way to show this?
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Undergrad Does anyone know about any good (advanced) geometry book?
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Undergrad Mathematics and Theory of Knowledge
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Discover the "Dream Chalk": Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk
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Undergrad Newton Polynomials through Specific Points
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High School Algebra: Solving Equation with DeltaXs
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Should Math Be Taught In Schools? (hilarious)
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High School How Do You Divide a Dome into Equal Pie-Shaped Sections for a Mural?
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High School Demonstration the idea of a Euclidian proof
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Can Love Overcome Math Anxiety in Relationships?
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Undergrad How do I find the center of mass of a cone?
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Undergrad Can the Binomial Theorem be derived without prior knowledge of the formula?
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Graduate Can two functions have the same frequency domain representation?
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High School Q: How to Draw a Graph with Interval Y Values?
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Graduate When two functions are equal ?
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Graduate Interesting properties of nested functions
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Undergrad So the correct SI units for the quantity A are meters (m).
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High School Understanding Parabolas: What's the Importance of Canonical Form?
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Undergrad Trigonometry: arctan equation?
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High School 1(square)=1 but ,2 square not equal to 2
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Undergrad What is 3-Digit Floating Point Arithmetic and How Does It Function?
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Undergrad Y=KX^n Graphing and Coefficient
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Undergrad What are the frequency bounds of waves from sine wave additive synthesis?
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High School Can You Identify the Odd Ball in Three Attempts?
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Undergrad From which topic should I start learning mathematics?
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Graduate Is There a Link Between Genius Mathematicians and Mental Illness?
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Undergrad How indicative is olympiad mathematics on a person's mathematical strength?
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High School What role do you think mathematics plays in beauty and aesthetics?
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Undergrad Cosine Rule Problems - Solve Arbitrarily Chosen Triangles
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