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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Graduate A proof based on divergent series

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Undergrad What Does 'Closed Under Addition' Mean in Mathematics?

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High School Why is there a discrepancy in energy calculations using E=mc²?

  • matttan
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High School Can You Crack These Challenging Number Puzzles?

  • wonderful
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High School Are these all the algebra topics I need to know before starting calculus?

  • Raizy
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Graduate Stirling Number of the First Kind

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High School Is 7 the Next Number in This Sequence?

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Undergrad What Do Trigonometric Identities Really Mean and How Do You Interpret Them?

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High School Question -Substiution ALWAYS imagining invisible brackets in your head?

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High School What Is the Next Number in the Sequence 10, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21?

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High School What Is the Next Number in This Mathematical Sequence?

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High School Can You Master Calculus in Just 20 Minutes?

  • Daniel Y.
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Undergrad Calculating Euler phi function

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Undergrad Dual-Output Function: Solutions for Non-Negative Integer x?

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Graduate Getting started with Clifford Algebra

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Undergrad Are Contest Math and Research Mathematics Really That Different?

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High School Solving a Cubic Equation: Finding x

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High School Volume of a 0.200m Sided Square

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Undergrad How to graph 5 or more variables at once?

  • Munfred
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Undergrad GCD of Polynomials: Is 1 Always the Solution?

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High School Simple Geometry or Trig Question

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Graduate Ergodicity of typical billiards

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Graduate Recursively enumerable language with infinite alphabet

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Undergrad Can this polynomial with integer coefficients be factored?

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Undergrad Some Summed Digits In A 9-Digit Positive Integer

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Graduate Nxn rubik's cube - how many orientations?

  • DyslexicHobo
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Undergrad Sum the squares cryptarithmetically, get square

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad For integer x only, is x considered a polynomial?

  • tgt
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High School How to calculate reverse of Mean.

  • AsifJavaid
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High School How Do You Connect 9 Dots with 4 Lines?

  • Rahmuss
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High School How can you multiply two negative numbers?

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Undergrad Normal Form for Polynomial Formulas

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High School What was the most fascinating thing you learned in Math?

  • Wellesley
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Graduate Undefined Values: Is 1/z = 0 When R = 0?

  • Gear300
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A video lecture and tutorials collection site.

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Undergrad What is the minimum value of N in this cryptarithmetic equation?

  • K Sengupta
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Undergrad The Lamplighter's Manor: Light All 9 Rooms

  • Werg22
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High School Symbols Used by Mathematicians - What is a Vertical Bar with an Arrow?

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Graduate Show Proving Convexity of f(x)=||x|| Function

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High School Question and help appreciated(no homework)

  • pamba
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High School How can you easily add the numbers from 1 to 100?

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Undergrad Bezier curves and equally distributed parametric points (easy ?)

  • Nikarasu M
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High School Brain Teaser that is impossibly solvable

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Undergrad What Are the Odds of Meeting Someone With the Exact Same Family Birthdates?

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Graduate Can Freecell Algorithms Solve the P vs NP Problem?

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Undergrad Rotate a graph by a given number of radians?

  • soandos
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Undergrad Determining & Proving Inverse Functions: Methodology?

  • jgens
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Graduate Understanding the math of relativity?

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Undergrad How difficult does this course description sound to you

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British Mensa IQ test upper limit

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Undergrad Is this result by coincidence or by implication?

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High School Understanding Negative Scalars in Physics

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Undergrad Finding a function to convert arbitrary input to output

  • Twinbee
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Undergrad Backing Out Sales Tax from Gross Total - Auditor Question

  • Joanie824
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Undergrad Weird Question about Majoring in Math

  • PhysicsHelp12
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Graduate Nicest/most beautiful area/field in maths

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High School Algebra Not So Fundamental? Study of Functions & Sets More So

  • tgt
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Graduate Why is Euler's Formula Unobvious?

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Undergrad The Princeton Guide to Mathematics

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Undergrad What cometh next in the sequence?

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Undergrad Conic sections - quadratic curve

  • Nick R
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Undergrad Representing a 4th dimention on paper

  • JPC
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Undergrad How can the Polynomial Remainder Theorem be applied in real-life situations?

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High School What is logarithm how that table is made?

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Undergrad Can Ln and Logarithmic Expressions Be Further Simplified?

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Graduate Infinite product, arranging of terms

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Graduate Abstract Math: Beyond Category Theory

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Undergrad What is the name of this principle?

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Stephen Hawking to Retire as Cambridge Maths Professor

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High School Understanding Maths Methods: A Comprehensive Overview

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Undergrad Solving Nested Radicals - Find the Value of $\sqrt{3}$

  • imranq
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High School Fibonacci series and golden ratio

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Graduate Name for a function preserved over a relation

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High School How can I improve my problem solving speed for tests and competitions?

  • maze
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Graduate Proving Even Cycle in Graph Theory with 3 x-y Paths

  • fibi257
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Graduate An extended and much much more challenging version of Einstein's puzzle

  • wonderful
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High School That's why I'm asking.Decoding Number Sequences: 17 or 27?

  • exodian
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High School Math curriculum through middle school and Highschool

  • pamba
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Undergrad Abuse of Notation - Cross Product

  • prasannaworld
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High School Why is Radical i Squared Not Equal to -1?

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Undergrad Where to Find Introductory Books on Category Theory?

  • matticus
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High School Converting latitude/longitude to Cartesian coords?

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Graduate (4-digit number)*(6-digit number) equals a factorial

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High School Triangle Congruence: Side-Side-Angle Explained

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High School Deriving the Quadratic Equation Solution: A Closer Look at Completing the Square

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Undergrad What topics should I focus on for self-studying mathematics?

  • naele
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Undergrad Pirates Dividing Loot Question- NEW

  • BR24
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Undergrad Alternative to Euclid's Concept of Straight Line

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Graduate Convolution Theory Explained | Physics PhD Student Gareth

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Areas of maths thats hand wavy?

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Graduate Euler's Formula of Inverse Trig Functions

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Undergrad Steering Wheel Radius - 2 Wheels

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Undergrad Finding the recurrence from an algorithm

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Undergrad Sinh(x) * sin(x) and sinh(x) * cos(x)

  • flufypancakes
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High School Anyone know how we can improve our mental math skills?

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High School What is the name to refer to the width of one graphic function

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High School Is there a formula to find a combination of numbers

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Graduate Mathematical notation outdated?

  • Gerenuk
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High School Why is the Area of a Triangle Always 1/2 Base Times Height?

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High School Domain and range in ovals-what's this called?

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