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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
Undergrad Symbolic Logic (quick easy question)
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Undergrad Solving equations in sin and cos theta
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High School Is the Set of Prime Numbers a Pattern or Something Else?
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High School How Did Mathematics Influence Outcomes in WWII?
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High School Mental Subtraction: Tips & Tricks
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Graduate Rant about University Mathematics
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Graduate Can you tie a knot in a frictionless rope?
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Undergrad Is there a general formula for solving cubic equations?
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Undergrad Question about common math operations.
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Undergrad How do you generate a mathematical model?
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Graduate Prove Combinatorial Identity: Sum of x^3 up to n
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Who Was the Ultimate Genius: Newton or Riemann?
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Undergrad Discrete math - links to biology?
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Goodbye and thank you, Mr. Escalante
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High School What's the difference between magnitude and pythagorean's theorem
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Undergrad Finding Points on the Unit Circle
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Undergrad How can I design a survey to study word associations with birds?
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High School Why Do Squaring and Square Rooting Lead to Confusion About Number Signs?
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Undergrad Grammar Question: Should "then" be used in mathematical statements?
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High School How to learn Applied Mathematics?
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Undergrad Irrational numbers - incomprehnsible?
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Graduate Inscribe a polyhedron in an ellipsoid
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How do you pronounce the name of the author of the popular topology book?
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High School Directrix when talking about an ellipse?
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Undergrad Newton's Method- finding only positive zeros
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Undergrad Can Two Rectangles Form a Disjoint Union of Six?
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Undergrad Can you Conquer Calculus in 5 weeks?
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Undergrad Help with Inequality with Exponents question
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Undergrad Can a function have two parameters and still retain the property of uniqueness?
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Graduate Solving Confusion with Summation Convention - Ian
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Graduate Understanding Gaussian smoothing/filtering
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High School What is the Expansion of X^n + Y^n When n is Even?
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Graduate Solving an Equation for K | Math Help from Experts - Bazza2
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High School Converting Time Difference to Minutes: A Problem for Idiots
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Undergrad Verifying the Sum of an Arithmetic Progression: Is it -(p+q) or +(p+q)?
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Undergrad Calculating Height of Resting Ball Using Surface Area and Volume Equations
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High School How is Pi Generated? Answers to Your Questions
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Undergrad What kind of problem is this and what tools can we use to tackle it?
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Undergrad Solve Complicated Algebra with Expert Help
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Undergrad Random Coordinates: How to Randomize a Position on a Sphere
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Undergrad Is a Point Inside a Tilted Cube?
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High School How Many Conditions Are Needed to Specify a Circle?
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Undergrad Troubleshooting My Inverse Trig Proof
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Undergrad Help with Sequences Problem: Expressing in Terms of Variable Integer k
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Undergrad A Problem: Actually Doing Math
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High School Solving 3log(x)=6-2x: A Beginner's Guide
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Math Useless Without Applications?
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Undergrad Wow, I pitty (don't pitty) my students
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Undergrad Proving that x=2^x can't happen for real x?
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Graduate Short Time Fourier Transform - invertible?
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High School What is the numerical value of Pi and why do we celebrate it on March 14th?
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Happy PI Day 2010: Google Finds Math Fun!
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Need a new slide rule? Check out this deal!
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High School Measuring Height Yourself: 2 Ways to Calculate BMI
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When will Putnam scores be released?
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High School Is College Algebra & Trig the same thing as Pre-Calculus?
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Undergrad Is Understanding the Derivation of Formulas Crucial in Math and Physics?
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Undergrad Hyperbolic trigonometric functions in terms of e ?
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High School Solving Algebraic Problems with Non-Defined Terms: Real World Significance?
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Undergrad Calculating Position on a Trajectory - Derivation of Equation of Motion
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Undergrad Triangular numbers - Roots with bases other than 1
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High School Trigonometric sum-difference formula for absolute values
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Math cake Ideas Answer before 11 pm on 3-10-2010
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What is the secret behind this math card trick?
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High School Is the Inverse Graphing Calculator Accurate and Effective?
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High School Formula for Diameter of Cylinder Using Height/Volume.
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Undergrad Expand (x + y/sqrt[n] + z/n)^2
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High School Solve the Hot Dog Mystery: Find the Greatest Number
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High School Square Root of 4: Can it be +2 or -2?
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High School What number is rational and irrational
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Undergrad Polynomial Expansion: Find Number of Terms in Any Expansion
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High School What is the Geometric Meaning of Adding Equations Side-by-Side?
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High School How to prove √X is irrational number
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High School How is the number Pi, derived?
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Undergrad Resuming Math Studies After 9 Years: Advice Wanted
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High School Uncover the Mystery of Numbers: Always Ending up with 9
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Undergrad 1 + 10 + 100 + 1000 + = -1/9
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Graduate Quartic eqn solutions for Cos/Sin
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Undergrad Origin of hyperbolic functions
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High School Why Do Negative Numbers Squared Sometimes Show as Negative on Calculators?
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Undergrad Disputing 1 / 0 = Infinity: Agree or Disagree?
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Undergrad Square of Integer: A Different Perspective
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High School Solving Basic Subtraction with Multiple Zeros
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High School What is the meaning of sine squared in mathematical calculations?
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Undergrad Find closed formula for the sequence.
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Undergrad Question about number sequences
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Graduate Bank angle from horizon frame?
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Graduate Understanding Fermat's Last Theorem
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High School Is this statement regarding mathematics true? (yes basic)
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Undergrad Algebraic method to solve X^x = c
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Undergrad Could a hotel with an infinite number of rooms be packed?
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Undergrad Can You Derive a Mathematical Formula from This Data Pattern?
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Undergrad Search Algorithm for Finding Special Cells
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Undergrad Books on Elementary Complex Numbers
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High School What is the value of n in x^n=y if x and y are given?
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High School What are some helpful tips for solving AP & GP questions?
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Graduate Describe graph of y=[-1] exp x
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High School Einstein Puzzle: Can You Solve It & What's Your IQ?
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