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Are Mathematical Breakthroughs Limited to Youth?
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Undergrad Special Factors of 3-Digit Numbers
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Graduate Phi (the golden ratio) in prime quadruplets
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Undergrad For which natural numbers n does the expression
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Undergrad Non Iterative Modulous Calculation
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Graduate How Many Planes Are Needed to Fly Around the World with Limited Fuel?
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High School In coordinate geometry does x=o mean the y axis or the yz plane ?
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Undergrad Long division with zero to nine substitution
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Undergrad 2 Parabolas Intersecting at 2 Know Points.
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Undergrad Is This Inequality Solvable for Positive Variables?
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High School How Can We House Animals in a Zoo Given Specific Rules?
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Graduate Solving Optimization Problems: Avoiding Local Minima
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High School What Is the Largest Meaningful Number?
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Undergrad Brainteaser: remainder of 11^345678 / 13
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Undergrad What is the arrangement of five chairs and people based on given data?
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Graduate Is it possible that there is no geometrical infinity?
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Undergrad Help with the following inequality
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High School Which Animals Don't Fit in the Cage Arrangement?
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High School Will Martha Find a Car That Meets Her Demands?
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High School Can Cube Roots and Higher Roots Be Calculated Without a Calculator?
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High School Need help on Maths essay, relationship between Phi and Fibonacci
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Graduate Journal papers in a foreign language
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High School A question about strategy thinking this logical questions
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Cryptography Forums: Recommended for Hobby/Puzzle Enthusiasts
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High School Which Answer is Not Needed to Determine the Exact Order of These Stones?
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High School Which Maths and Software Can Analyze Text Story?
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High School What is the temperature at which Fahrenheit and Celsius are equal?
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High School Which statement(s) must be true based on the given information?
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High School Algebra Question: Simplifying Ration Questions
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Undergrad Can You Simplify Large Numbers into Integers with Minimal Remainder?
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High School Project Staffing formula in Excel
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High School Where can i find forum that solve these kind of questions
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Undergrad A three digit number and reversal puzzle
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Undergrad Cubic Bezier curve: given X,Y, solve for t
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Undergrad Will an Ant Reach the Other End of a Stretched Elastic Band?
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Undergrad Accuracy, Fibonacci + Golden Ratio
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Undergrad Need help regarding polynomial equations
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Graduate Could the polynomials p(x) exist?
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Graduate Solving Putnam Problems: Math Requirements
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Graduate How Does This Quantum Mechanics Approximation Problem Work?
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Undergrad Solving the People Problem: Expressing Available Resources as a Single Fraction
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Undergrad Finding a Function of X to Satisfy Certain Conditions
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Undergrad How can I change my viewpoint within a celestial sphere in planetarium software?
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Graduate Solving g(x, n) and Finding Integers in f(x)
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Undergrad Math & Physics: 3 Questions for Non-Experts
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Undergrad Transcendental Numbers: Get Answers Here
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Undergrad Stumped can someone derive a formula for this single variable problem?
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Undergrad Formalization of sqroot definition
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Graduate Calculate the number of free n-polyominoes
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Undergrad Recomposing trig and hyp functions
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High School How are the number of ball bearings in a roller bearing determined?
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Graduate Notation for special summations
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Undergrad Learning Math Proofs in College for New Students
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Undergrad Is 502 the Total Count of Ascending Numbers in Decimal System?
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Undergrad What is some basic college lvl math to start on?
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Undergrad How to calculate torque from wind pressure?
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How many ways can you make a basic ice cream?
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Undergrad Finding coordinates of a point in a circle with angle
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Undergrad Can You Solve This Unique Digit Puzzle to Reach 975?
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High School What are the top websites for learning Pre-Calculus?
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Undergrad Does Gauss's papers have english version?
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Graduate Is There a Connection Between NP-Complete and BQP Problems?
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Graduate What is the best program for partially factoring large numbers?
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Late Bloomers: Math & Physics Success Stories
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High School What are the possible solutions to (x^2-4)(x+3)=0?
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High School Quadrant determines the functions sign?
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Undergrad Video Requests, Do These Video Tutorials Exist?
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High School Degrees and how it relates to slope
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Graduate Induction on P(x) for x = m to n
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Undergrad Math problem about circles, graphs
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Undergrad A certain hallway contains a row of lockers numbered from 1 to 30.
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High School Tossing a coin 3 times: Is it a fair game?
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Graduate What are the most fantastic conjectures that were ALMOST true?
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Autistic scientists and mathematicians?
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Undergrad Volume of liquid in a partially filled sphere
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For those of you who do a lot of maths, why?
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Undergrad How Does Ivanhoe Stay Ahead in the Pirate Captain Vote?
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Graduate Can G-Commanded Centrifuge Motion Be Controlled with Additional Constraints?
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Undergrad Creating Functions from Graphs: Is It Possible?
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High School This is probably a stupid question basic equation laws
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High School Grandpa and Grandma's Combined Age: How Old Are They?
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Undergrad What is the Method for Calculating Decimal Approximations of Fractions?
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Undergrad Is there an easy method to solve x³ - x - 1 = 0?
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High School Finding Patterns in a Table - Can You Help?
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High School Math Brain Teaser: Where is the $1?
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Why is it important to start with simple axioms when building a system?
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Undergrad Showing an equation has no rational roots
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Graduate Attempts to define Pi as a definite arithmetic progression?
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What Drives the Mind of a Math Genius?
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High School What will you add with 9 to make it six?
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Undergrad Can You Solve This Plane Geometry Problem Involving an Acute-Angled Triangle?
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Graduate Alg Geom: Rational curves with self-intersection -2
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High School Where Does b2-4*a*c Come From: Solving Basic Second Degree Functions?
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Undergrad Is practicing every problem necessary for self-studying Calculus?
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News How Can I Write Math Symbols Like Summation and Integrations?
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Undergrad What is the Prime Counting Function?
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Undergrad Finding Angles in Tool and Die Mathematics Questions
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