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Undergrad Sum of an Alternating Series
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High School How to Factor 1 Trillion into Two Numbers Without Zeroes?
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Graduate Can you prove the Fibonacci Sequence property?
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Cam Dimensions for Optimal Rod Travel?
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Undergrad Optimizing Puzzle Solutions through Grid Simulation
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Undergrad Solve sin(y/2)=y/4: Step-by-Step Guide
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Undergrad Triangle Calc: Parent Index to Child Indexes
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Graduate Is there an ultimate goal to mathematics progress?
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Graduate Extending addictive factorial?
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Undergrad Computer graphic mathematical modelling question
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High School Range of a function, very simple & basic question
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Undergrad Square Grid and Letter Assignment Puzzle
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Undergrad Solving Don's Birthday Gift Puzzle
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Undergrad Was Arthur C. Clarke Right About the Birthday Paradox?
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Undergrad Who can collaborate with me on financial planning?
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Graduate Biography: Maverick Mathematician Joe Moyal
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Undergrad Finding The Equations of Lines
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Graduate How to prove the half number factorial formula?
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Graduate Understanding MAC with Block Cipher & Initialization Vector
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Undergrad Direct way of solving modulus containing equations
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High School Pythagoras Theorem: Exploring Real vs Math Worlds
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Undergrad Obtain the forumal of cos( theta 1 + theta2) .
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High School Introductory Pre-Calc or Calc textbooks
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Undergrad I think it's my ignorance of not accepting that I can't do it, because
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Undergrad Logging 12*e3c: Is ln(e) Cancelled Out?
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Undergrad What are Some Accessible Books on Financial Mathematics for Undergraduates?
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Graduate Chess and IQ, chess and checkers
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Graduate Solving Master's Challenge: Prove Equation of a Straight Line
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Graduate How Important Is Physics to a Mathematician?
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Graduate Points on a Plane: Does n/2 Lines Exist?
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Undergrad Are There Other Notations for Infinite Sums and Products?
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Graduate What Are the Mind-Blowing Properties of Trigonometric Functions?
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High School How Can We Make Maths More Engaging and Understand Its Theories?
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High School Solving the 9-Piece Animal Puzzle
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Undergrad Solving Brainteasers with Dice and Graphs
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Undergrad Solving 4th Degree Equation: √x+y=7, √y+x=11
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Undergrad Cot[Arctan(y)] = tan[Arccot(y)] = 1/y
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Talk aloud to solve mathematical problems quickly
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High School Explaining basic mathematics to a math illiterate
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Graduate What Are the Answers to These Complex Math Questions?
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Undergrad Understanding Julia Sets: Simplified Explanation & Assistance | Expert Help
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Undergrad When will fixed point iteration converge?
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Undergrad Who Would Win in the 'One Potato, Two Potato' Game Without Full Elimination?
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High School Is there an easier way to do it?
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High School Why is it when I divide by a number greater than 1, I get a larger number?
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1 is the largest positive integer
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Graduate A corrected proof that all numbers are the same.
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High School Uncovering the Importance of Lemmas in Mathematics
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Undergrad Simultaneous equation of springs in series
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Graduate Can anyone spot the error in this fallacy
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Undergrad You are a prisoner sentenced to death
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High School True or False Statements (Gardner)
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Undergrad Solve Prof. John Mentriffe's Triangle Puzzle
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Undergrad Where Can I Find Helpful Tutorials on Fourier Series?
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High School Are Calculus and Probability Equally Important for a Mathematician?
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The real reason why I care about mathematical models for flirting
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Undergrad Is i squared equal to -1 or +1?
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Graduate Open research problems still open?
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High School Left-Handed Coordinate System: Unit Vectors i,j,k
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Undergrad What Are the Key Mathematical Models in Economics?
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Graduate Bessel FUnction small arguments
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High School Looking for simple iteration method
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Undergrad Inverse factorials. What are they? How to calculate?
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High School By how much will I miss the target?
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Awe-Inspiring Math: The Mandelbulb
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Graduate What Does Variational Formulation Mean in Finite Element Methods?
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Just got 50 on my first Calc II test
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Undergrad Technique in simplifying this (involves square roots)
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Gradshteyn and Ryzhik integral program
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High School Is Carl Friedrich Gauss Really the Prince of Mathematicians?
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Undergrad Need Help Understanding Trig Functions
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Undergrad Converting 1/7 to Base 2: A Scientific Approach
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Who is Dean Schlicter? Discovering His Inspiring Quotes
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Graduate How do you think? Logical vs visual?
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Graduate Does physics support the notion of eternity?
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Undergrad Wording of a Trigonometry Problem
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Graduate How Old Are Andy and Cal in This Mathematical Age Puzzle?
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Graduate Logic Puzzle: Is 0=1 When ∞=1/0?
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What is sin(1) , not sin(10) and not sin(1c) ?
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Undergrad Math Knowledge for Physics: Role of Theory & Experience
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Undergrad Bus ticket and sum of digits puzzle
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Undergrad Stress in thick walled cylinders
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Undergrad Find the major axis of an ellipse
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High School Analog Clock and Minute Marks Puzzle
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Undergrad How can I simplify this equation?
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Undergrad Sin(pi/2) (different from sin )
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Undergrad Evaluating n Terms in Equations with Addition
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High School Solving "A Trick Question - Find R Range & What Approach to Use
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Graduate Can the Difference of Two Hypergeometric Functions be Expressed as One Term?
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Graduate Are There Any Even Perfect Numbers Between Two Primes?
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Undergrad Concerned about my mathematical maturity.
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High School Number Puzzle: Solve 34 in 11 Lines Using 1-17
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High School What is the missing number and why?
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Undergrad Logarithmic Simplification: Understanding the Natural Logarithm
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Undergrad How can I use theorems to derive a statement about inequalities?
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Undergrad Solving Trigonometric Equations with Pythagorean Identities
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Graduate Solving for k With Gamma Function
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High School Why Does -3^2 Equal -9 Instead of 9?
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Graduate Money Equilibrium? Maximizing Entropy w/ Given Denominations
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