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High School Why is pi defined as C/d instead of C/r?
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Graduate Millennium Problems: Mathematicians' View on Status & Future
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That long thread about elegant math
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Undergrad How do minimal tree generators work?
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Undergrad Circle Geometry Problems: Finding Radii and Tangents
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Undergrad Simplify Math Problem: How to Get Final Answer?
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Graduate Favorite definitions, theorems, proofs, etc.?
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High School Real-Life Applications of Logarithms
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Undergrad Negative numbers to non-interger powers
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High School Inverting Integer Numbers - Is There a Formula?
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Undergrad Can You Always Solve for x When Finding Inverse Functions in Precalculus?
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Undergrad How Can I Create 3D Vectors Based on Magnitude and Polar Coordinates?
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High School Square metre to Square Feet conversion
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Can Brain Teasers Enhance Problem-Solving Skills?
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Graduate Finding Coefficients for A=1 in Problem
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Undergrad Minimize the time to do a delivery route
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Graduate Proofs Using Examples: Examples Beyond Linear Algebra
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Undergrad What is the Formula for the Harmonic Curve?
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Undergrad Contribute to McGill's "Crossnumbers" Math Magazine!
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Undergrad Can a Circle be Described as a Polygon?
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Undergrad Becoming an amateur mathematician?
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Graduate Behaviour of Algorithms at Time at Infinity
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Undergrad Math Help for SAT 750 & AP 5: Should I Take H191?
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Undergrad Quadrilateral Sides Proportional Section
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Graduate Computing Mean Anomoly from Vector Confusion
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High School Is a Point Inside a Triangle? Testing for Inclusion on a 2D Plane
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Undergrad Are the Laws of Arithmetic Empirically Derivable?
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Undergrad Converting Tricky Parametric Equations into a Single Function | Tips & Tricks
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Undergrad A -ve number greater than infinity?
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Undergrad Is Phi More Than Just a Fun Mathematical Curiosity?
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High School Solving Simultaneous Equations in INDIA | Grade 12
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A Burst of Colorful Spring Flowers
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High School How Are Angles Between Lines Related to Their Perpendiculars?
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High School Crack the Code: Find the Optimal Strategy
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Graduate Help with Cycloid: Find Equation for Area Inside Curvilinear Triangle
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Undergrad Area, Perimeter & Radius of Circles & Polygons
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High School How to Simplify This Algebraic Expression?
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High School Geometry and Discrete Mathematics notes? Resources?
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Graduate Evaluating Sum Expression - Help Needed
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Why are Springer-Verlag math textbooks all yellow?
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Undergrad Weigh the Balls: Find Odd Ball in 3 Weighings
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Undergrad Why does the triangle have extra uncovered area?
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Undergrad Do Mathematician understand or like Physics?
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Graduate Shollenbarger's Clock: Proving No Time Exists Where Hands Equidistant
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Undergrad Question re proof of irrational nos.
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What are the Rules for Math-Sci-Tech Trivia, Part V?
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High School Near Equalities in Mathematics
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Undergrad How Steep Should a Tunnel Slope Be for Comfortable Walking?
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Graduate Calculating a correction factor
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Undergrad Solve Exponentials Problem: ln((V+v)/(V-v)) = 2ctV
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High School Explaining "If a=1 and b=1: then a squared - 1...
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High School Quantities as an ordinary decimal number
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Undergrad Solving x²=-1/2ln(x) with x in (0,2]
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High School Why does 0! equal 1 and contradict the concept of multiplication?
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High School Is Zero Not Equal to One and Why?
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High School Write 2^2 * 3 * 5 as a natural number?
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High School Solve Polynomial Problem: (4x^3 - 8x^3 + 7x - 2)
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High School Unpacking Dilbert's Math: Is Mr. Adams Right?
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Undergrad What is a Gradient and How is it Calculated in Image Processing?
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Undergrad Is It Possible for a Bug to Traverse Less Than 14 Meters in a Room?
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Can Google's Calculator Perform Differentiation and Integration?
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Accidentally Discovering Something Mathematical: How to Publish?
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High School Find the square root of a quantity in what unit
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Is Arnold's Problems Worth the Price?
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High School Is the Graph of y = x^x Significant?
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What is the Correct Pronunciation of L'Hospital's Rule?
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Defining Success: What Does it Mean?
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Undergrad Simple equation, but I dont know how to solve for x
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Graduate Functions that introduce new degrees of freedom?
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Graduate Formulae for Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Field Theory, and Perturbation Theory
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Undergrad Can a Cube Be Cut into Smaller Cubes of the Same Size?
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Graduate What is the Process to Decrypt Ciphertexts Encrypted with the Same One Time Pad?
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High School Pleasezzzzzzzz Help with final marking perios project.
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High School Proof of x^{3/2} = \sqrt{x^{3}} is a typo?
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Undergrad Math & Science: Can Theories be Proven with Math?
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High School Surface area of a cube with the length of each edge equal to x+1
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Undergrad Fourier transform for Discrete signal
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Undergrad How to Simplify Trigonometric Expressions?
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Graduate Cubic with three real irrational roots.
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Graduate Any good sites for learning math?
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High School Is this pre algebra problem correctly solved?
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Graduate Mathematics and unprovable assumptions
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High School Why Does n^0=1? Understanding the Exponent Rule in Math
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Undergrad Functions with x in different base.
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High School Is This Geometry Problem Solvable Using Variables?
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Graduate Possible to visualize anything other than the 3 spatial dimensions?
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High School Solving the Age Difference Puzzle: Carol & Father
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High School If 0 = 1, does this mean that 0 = 1?
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High School How to Find X: Simple Steps for Solving Conversion Problems | Lowgear
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Graduate How can programming-based learning enhance mathematical understanding and rigor?
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Undergrad Avg Distance Truck Travels in Corn Field of Area n
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Undergrad Sum Of Products Notation: Is It Correct?
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Undergrad Parametric Equations: Exploring the Power of Analytical Geometry
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High School Do Math Trick Books Improve Problem-Solving Skills?
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Math Textbooks: Error-Filled & Irritating?
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High School The Meaning of Dividing an Area by a Length
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Graduate Connect the Dots: Prove 2 Line Segments from Red/Blue Points
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Graduate Help Solving Non-Linear System
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High School Uncovering the Mystery of Pi's Value
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