General Math Forum

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Graduate Certifying shortest vector in a lattice

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Undergrad Boolean & Modulo: (a&b)modp - Is it the same as (amodp)&(bmodp)?

  • dynamoliljosh
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High School Is Infinity Equal to Infinity According to Wolfram Alpha and Friends?

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High School How do I rearrange this equation to solve for B?

  • martine
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Graduate The Subset Multiply Problem: Is it NP Complete?

  • Dragonfall
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High School How to define a parabola in 3d coordinate system.

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Graduate What is the role of anentropy in the origin of life?

  • Loren Booda
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High School What are the Different Branches of Mathematics?

  • EngWiPy
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Undergrad What Are Some Interesting Properties of Pi?

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Undergrad What is the formula for e/c^2 * j * PV/nR?

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Undergrad Finding the rank of a word in permutations

  • Mr.IITIAN007
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Graduate Proof of the Twin Prime Conjecture

  • MrAwojobi
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Graduate What is the volume and surface area of a 1-D sphere?

  • lostidentity
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High School The Mysterious Sequence: 1,2,4,8,16,23,28

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Graduate What is incomplete gamma function? How are they evaluated

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High School Finding equation of curve from simple graph

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Undergrad Representing sum of cosine and sine as a single cosine expression

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Online Bookmarking Site for Students

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Undergrad Solving for weight in aircraft center of gravity calculations

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Undergrad Is Our Universe Actually a 4-Dimensional Field?

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Undergrad In the bionomial expansion (1+x)^p

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High School Is 495.5 Equal to 495? A Mathematical Proof

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Undergrad Number of ways of expressing n as positive integers

  • dr hannibal
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Mathematica style touch screen program

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Graduate Latest Research Topics in Mathematics for Phd students

  • zeronem
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Undergrad Solving orifice plate equation for d2

  • mattaddis
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Graduate Proving combinatorics identities

  • Adeimantus
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Undergrad Solving Equations of the Form ln(x) = f(x)

  • nunchakula
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Undergrad Minimum Colors for an Icosahedron

  • Oliviam12
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High School Infinity symbol inside of an absolute value Tattoo

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High School Functions: Different values of y for same value of x

  • ScienceNerd36
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Wells' Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers

  • CRGreathouse
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Undergrad Is there a shorthand notation for the operation of saturation

  • stevenb
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Perelman rejects $1,000,000 prize

  • EnumaElish
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Undergrad Why are Different Tools Giving Different Values for 'm' in the Equation Y=mx+b?

  • Whalstib
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Perelman has refused both the Fields medal and the Millennium Prize

  • Dragonfall
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Undergrad Do I always have to convert to SI units?

  • Bugsy23
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High School How Do You Convert \( \frac{1}{x^n} \) to \( x^{-n} \) in Algebra?

  • BkBkBk
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Undergrad How many ways can two knights threaten each other on a chessboard?

  • ShayanJ
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Undergrad Measuring Solid Angle of Cuboid: Steradians

  • Atran
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Graduate Sequence and Series Reconstruction

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Undergrad Find sides a and b of a right triangle with hypotenuse c=4 and angle θ=20°

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High School Solution to Cardano's Algebra Problem: Divide 10 into 2 Parts

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Undergrad What is the Gender Ratio in a Society with a One-Boy Policy?

  • skeptic2
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Russian Mathematician Rejects $1 mill Prize

  • phyzmatix
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Undergrad What Are the Solutions to the Equation x^y = y^x?

  • Ali Asadullah
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High School Is the Function f(x) = 6x(1-x) Odd, Even, or Neither?

  • hofoen
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Undergrad Strong Induction: Examples and Explanation

  • gsingh2011
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Undergrad Possible to solve x^a=a^x for a?

  • maxbashi
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Graduate Is mathematics really the Queen of Sciences?

  • n.karthick
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Undergrad Can Induction Prove a Polynomial of Degree n Has At Most n Roots?

  • jgens
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High School Why is the most common base 10?

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High School So the question is: What does it really mean to give 100%?

  • wolram
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High School Which concepts in algebra/trig. have a domain and range

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Undergrad Roots of Multi-Term Expressions: Simplifying and Representing √(a^2 + b^2)

  • Atran
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Undergrad Playing around with the modulo operation

  • Archosaur
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Undergrad Can Complex Numbers Rotate and Invert Sine Functions?

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High School What is the nested scheme method for evaluating polynomials?

  • Atran
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High School Math pros, xperts, geeks and majors, me fix my math deficiency

  • jayncanada
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Undergrad Calculate Money Owed Between A, B & C in Shared Apartment Flat

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Undergrad Y = 1/(1+x)^x rearranged in terms of x

  • TheDonk
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Is Math the Ultimate Mind Distraction?

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Graduate What is the Minimum Value of f(x) for Positive Real Numbers x and y?

  • mathlover1
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Undergrad How to Self Study Rigorous Texts?

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Undergrad How can I graph sqrt(x^2 + 1) without using derivatives?

  • F for Freedom
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Undergrad General inverses of trigonometry function

  • kntsy
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Graduate Meaning of the square root and its contradiction

  • kntsy
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Undergrad Is sqrt(-1) x sqrt(-1) = -1 Algebraically Valid?

  • TheAlkemist
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High School Imaginary Numbers and Properties: A Puzzling Case

  • [C]alculus
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Undergrad What is the maximum number of mines in a Minesweeper board?

  • weevil
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Undergrad How to Calculate Moment of Inertia for Polygons in a 2D System?

  • Aidman
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Undergrad Calculating Torch Brightness Using Angle & Distance

  • jackbrookes
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High School Finding the parabola function from intercepts at 4, -4 and 1

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Graduate How can I obtain real lengths for 'r' in the equation of a circle when R > A?

  • tanderse
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Graduate Finding "The Algorithm for Calculating Integrals" at ICSC 1990

  • EngWiPy
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Graduate How Do Prime Numbers Influence Circle Packing Patterns?

  • Ynaught?
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Undergrad Please explain what a Fourier transform is?

  • alexgmcm
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High School Can you spot the mistake in this equation?

  • mathlover1
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High School Graphing a vertical line on graphing utility

  • Immutef
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Graduate Proof of Area Invariance of Closed Curve

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Undergrad Why does the angle in polar coordinates only vary from 0 to pi?

  • Shaybay92
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High School Better Description: Improve Conversion & Occupancy Rate

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Undergrad Can the strong form of mathematical induction always be used?

  • kntsy
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Undergrad The proliferation of mathematics cranks on the Internet

  • Gigasoft
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What reasoning error am I making here?

  • blunkblot
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Undergrad Can Mathematical Induction Prove Theorems for Negative Numbers?

  • kntsy
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Undergrad Understanding the Wavy Curve Method for Solving Polynomial Inequalities

  • Smarty7
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Graduate Analyzing a Pulse: Averaging Spectra & Data Window Criteria

  • mediocre
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Undergrad Taking the reciproque of a partial derivative (as seen in thermodynamics)?

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Graduate Can one derive the approximate ratio between space and material in a ball

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad What is the meaning of M(n) in algorithm complexity analysis?

  • sparkster
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High School What percentage of final grade is 843.99 out of 1408 points?

  • Brittykitty
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Undergrad Cryptology and codes vigenere code formula

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Undergrad Struggling With College Math: Advice Needed

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High School Ordered a couple of AoPS textbooks

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Graduate Can You Solve Euler's Triangle Formula with Just the Distance (d)?

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Undergrad Is the problem with dividing by zero recognizing different infinities?

  • klij
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High School Simplifying A^(-1/2) = (t^-1 + 1)/2 for A

  • ojsimon
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Undergrad How to know direction of point

  • Zirok
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Undergrad What are the practical applications of the Gamma function in various fields?

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