General Math Forum

Join in expert discussion on general math topics that are not applicable to the specific categories. This includes topics are usually high school math level. Homework help is available.

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Undergrad Is nlogn the Same as n Multiplied by logn?

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High School Next number in a sequence of randomly chosen numbers?

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Undergrad Consecutive and minimum pair puzzle

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Undergrad What are the differences between popular Calculus books?

  • Sword7
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Graduate Ten prime numbers describing an arithmetic sequence

  • K Sengupta
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High School Why did you need to ask? How to calculate cos^4(10)?

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Undergrad Higher order functions - how should they be defined?

  • seanos
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High School How Do You Algebraically Move a Numerator to the Other Side of an Equation?

  • Quantum Joe
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Graduate Traffic lane selection problem

  • ACG
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Graduate Decimal integers with nonzero digits and sum of powers puzzle

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High School How Long Did the Husband Walk Before Meeting His Wife?

  • LAF
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Graduate Why Require Graduate Core Classes in Math?

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Undergrad Proving Inequalities: Tips & Tricks from Dave

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How did your post get eaten by a raptor?

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Dangerous Knowledge Documentary

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Undergrad Predicting the price of crude oil

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High School How Does the Ellipse Equation Relate to the Pythagorean Theorem?

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Undergrad Frequency of the square wave were chosen too high?

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Graduate Iris Runge: Sommerfeld's Collaborator & Relationship with Runge-Kutta

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Graduate Dwelling upon the triangular numbers

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High School Mary's Puzzling Lab Experiment: Calculating the New Weight of a Mixture

  • Shackleford
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High School Explain the difference between these square roots

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Undergrad What is the name of this inequality involving sums of squares and rectangles?

  • Noesis
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Undergrad Math Class Frustrations: 2 Hour Discussion and Quiz Results

  • shadowhywind
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Undergrad Converting Equations to Binary & Irrational Numbers

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Undergrad Why do fractals and Pi have a special relationship?

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Undergrad How Many Animals Does Bert Have?

  • K Sengupta
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High School A seventh grade and eighth grade student problem

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad What is the second moment of area and what does it help find?

  • thelovemonkey
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High School Few questions about surface area and volume

  • cowah22
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Undergrad Calculate Area of an Oval - Tips & Ideas

  • ladil123
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Practical applications and maths

  • nobahar
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High School Brain Teaser: What Do These Sequences Have in Common?

  • math_04
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Undergrad Inner-radius of a (convex) polygon

  • NaturePaper
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High School How do I calculate the area of a square with 490 mm2?

  • ladil123
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High School Where can I buy a math book strictly with questions for practice purposes?

  • Raizy
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Undergrad Understanding Function Equality and Domain Restrictions

  • JG89
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What's the Most Creative Alternative Name for Statistical Mechanics?

  • motoroller
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High School Origin of y=mx+b: Explaining Slope & Y-Intercept

  • Liger20
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Undergrad Real Zero Bounds for Polynomial Functions

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Undergrad Why Does the Phase Shift in the Sunrise Equation Equal 10 Days?

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Undergrad The Philosophy of Proving Trig Identities

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Graduate How to interpret multi-power laws regimes

  • monkeyface
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Undergrad Ordinates of Zeros: Definition & Meaning

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High School Can You Connect 9 Dots With 4 Continuous Lines?

  • The Dagda
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Undergrad Solve Angle C: Is it Between A & B?

  • Narf the Mouse
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Undergrad How many triangles can you form with 21 evenly distributed dots?

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High School Finding all divisors of a number

  • ShayanJ
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Undergrad In Need of Interesting and Motivating Math Problems

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High School Find the radius of a circle from a chord

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Undergrad Tic-Tac-Toe on a Torus: Move First or Second?

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Undergrad Is the equation 4x^(2) + 5y^(2) = 2 solvable with rational roots?

  • saadsarfraz
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High School How Do We Explain the Multiplication of Two Negative Numbers?

  • jobyts
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Is There a Forum to Discuss Isaac Asimov's Non-Fiction Books?

  • praharmitra
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High School How to Prepare Geometry Lectures for Mu Alpha Theta Competition?

  • Tevakh
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High School Unravel the meaning of the variables to find numerical answers

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Undergrad Fractals and Chaos: What's the Connection?

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Graduate Proofs of fast formulas for computing constant pi

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Undergrad Two different types of probability

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High School Really basic, simple concept question

  • phys-lexic
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Undergrad Divide by one digit numbers by two digit numbers, and add to get 1

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad Divide each one digit number by product, and add to get 1

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Undergrad Calculate the 2d height of the rectangle

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Undergrad Solving Modular Arithmetic: x\equiv2 (mod km)

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Learning Catalan with MS Math 2007

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Undergrad How can I use information to draw a graph for trigonometric functions?

  • wajed
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High School How Much Extra Rope is Needed to Raise it One Meter Above the Earth?

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Undergrad Overlapped area between a triangle and a rectangle

  • Asuralm
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Undergrad Finding "a choose b" Numbers: A Quick Guide

  • Dragonfall
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Graduate A Generalized trigonometric identity for Cos(x_1++x_n)?

  • NaturePaper
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High School Solving x's & 2's: Foiling or Multiplying?

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Undergrad Can Pythagorean Triples Help Find Integer Roots of Quadratics?

  • approx
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High School Why is Division by Zero Considered Undefined?

  • heshbon
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Undergrad Can surds upon surds be simplified?

  • Mentallic
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Graduate How to Resolve Singular Matrix Error in COMSOL Transient Solver?

  • timjm
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High School Are e, pi, and i the most important non-integer numbers in mathematics?

  • Elbobo
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High School Why is it so important to rationalize radicals in the denominator?

  • harvellt
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Graduate Grand unified theory that is being researched in mathematics?

  • completenoob
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Undergrad How can I make myself like math more?

  • Sean O
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Graduate Heavy tools to study apparently simple structrures or objects?

  • tgt
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Undergrad Octahedron Problem: How Many Color Patterns?

  • reese92tsi
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High School What's wrong with these equations?

  • kacete
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High School Getting the multiplier, multiplicand and the product with U’s

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad What digits satisfy (abcd)*(efghi) = acgefhibd?

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad Multiplying six by two gets twelve

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad Calculating the Number of Digits in x

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Undergrad Evolution of Number Names in the Base 10 System

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Graduate Is there a correlation between cn and c-n in sawtooth Fourier?

  • Moonspex
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Undergrad Ohm's law (i.e., I forgot my Algebra)

  • ASEmech
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Graduate Gaining Broad Math Knowledge: What's Left to Learn?

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Undergrad Isolating x in Equation: 2x\sqrt{3+\sqrt{7}}=\sqrt{(x+1)^2+((\sqrt{7}+2)x-1)^2}

  • Mentallic
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Plot Intrinsic Equations Free with KmPLot and Maxima

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Graduate What does the graph of a^(x^x) look like and what are its applications?

  • 2^Oscar
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High School Solve for a variable in the exponent

  • Bacat
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Undergrad Calculating Pyramid Height from 3 Circles

  • Mentallic
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Is Your Daily Commute Influenced by Luck or Statistical Odds?

  • wolram
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Undergrad Rearranging an equation, It includes a square root.

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Graduate Golden ratio base useful? Easy logarithm in phinary system

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Undergrad Methods and complexity for computing square roots

  • geor
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Undergrad Which Method of Cancellation is Most Effective in Mathematical Problem Solving?

  • PhysicsHelp12
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