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 Number of new cars purchased in a city can be modeled by the equation

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What Makes Music, Math, and Art a Must-Read for IMO Gold Medalists?

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Undergrad Resonance, acoustical resonant frequency of objects

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Graduate Is a Star Graph with Infinite Rays Considered an Infinite Tree?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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High School Master Algebra: Tips for Expanding (2X+Y)^5

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High School Unlock Your Right-Brained Math Struggles with Creative Solutions - My Story

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High School Subtype IQ Test (revised): logical and mathmatical reasoning

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High School What are Sin hx, Cos hx, Tan hx in Mathematics?

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Undergrad Careless mistakes you've made in tests/exam

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Undergrad What is Linear and Abstract Analysis and How Are They Applied in Science?

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Undergrad Solve Volume and Surface Area for Rectangular Open-Top Box: Apps of Cubics

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Graduate Godel's Theorem: Discuss and Explain

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Undergrad What are Additional Math Notations Used by ObsessiveMathsFreak?

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Graduate What is the Solution to Euler's Constant Riddle?

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High School Why Does This Number Pattern Have a Strange Repeating Sequence?

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Undergrad I had a question about math applied physics

  • chosenone
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High School How do I solve for X, D, and L in this basic equation?

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Undergrad What Are Good Theorem Names for Letters K, U, W, X, Y in a Calculus ABC Book?

  • miyuki9
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Zero most powerful quantity in the unvierse

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High School Why Does Anything to the Power of 0 Equal 1?

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Undergrad Applicaitions of cubics + quadratics look at this :p

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High School Accuracy of Fractions vs Decimals: Why Decimals?

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Graduate Smallest n-Natural Number for Inequality ∑k=2n {1/[k * ln(k)]} ≥ 20

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Graduate What Question Ensures the Right Path and How Far Are Witt and Pitt?

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Undergrad Planar Graphs: Definition & Properties

  • bogdan
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Graduate What are the applications of Nonstandard Analysis in mathematical physics?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Graduate Fractals of rational dimension and fractals of integral powers

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad Generating splines from points (with normals)

  • Lantz
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Undergrad Prove Triangle Angles <= 30 Degrees | Let ABC & P Be a Triangle

  • bogdan
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High School How Many Samsung Phones Fit in the Leg Room of a BMW Z4?

  • vadlamudit
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Graduate The random function's universality of multiplicative identity

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad Hilbert's 20 axioms of the Euclidean geometry

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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High School What is the solution to this tricky triangle problem?

  • climbhi
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Graduate Is Bernoulli's Principle of Water Flow Really Flawless in Hydraulic Engineering?

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High School How to Solve Exponential Equations without Logarithms

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Undergrad Is there an optimal strategy for winning this simple game?

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad Number Theory Websites and Resources for Self-Study

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Graduate Easy Proof of Irrationality of Pi

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Graduate What Influences Shaped Isaac Barrow's Legacy?

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Undergrad Where can I find downloadable math texts to help me reacquaint myself with math?

  • joonior
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Graduate Finding Formula for Number of QN*QN Pairs Between 1 and p-1

  • Ad Infinitum NAU
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Undergrad Word problems are a nightmare HELP?

  • vadlamudit
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Graduate Is There a Unified Theory of Mathematics?

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Undergrad Is the Concept of 'Location' Defined as a Single Point in Mathematics?

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Undergrad Equation for he indicated parabola

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Undergrad Solving Equations with xy-yx = 1

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Undergrad I'm better then Newton (Method of Approximation)

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Graduate Centroid of irregular polygons

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Graduate How was Stirling's approximation derived?

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Undergrad Algorithm which is optimal for these geometry problems

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High School Right or wrong to put equality between two different units

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Graduate Solving Algebra Problem on Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies

  • Daminc
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Welcome to the Maths & Physics Forum!

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Graduate Excuse Me While I Drill A Hole My Head

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High School 2 way equation? (which is right?)

  • RuroumiKenshin
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What is the Dimension of This Cellular Fractal?

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Undergrad Why is Linear Algebra causing confusion despite high exam grades?

  • Sting
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Undergrad How Do Numbers 0.818269321 and 10.818269321 Relate Mathematically?

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Graduate Poincare Hypothesis Proof (Maybe?)

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Undergrad Can You Create Squares of Integral Areas on an 8x8 Grid Using Strings?

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Graduate Had a question about a equation

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High School Finding a Digit of Pi Without Previous Knowledge

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High School Creating Superscripts and Subscripts Using the &name Format

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High School Are Perpendicular Lines Always Right Angles, Even if They Appear Acute?

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Graduate How to Solve for the Value of B in a Geometric Series

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad Why Does the Equation x/2 = 3/y Represent a Hyperbola?

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High School Is the number Pi's sequence of digits infinite and unpredictable?

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High School Can You Solve the Riddle of the 9 Balls with Only 3 Weighings?

  • STAii
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High School Who was Fermat and Why Was His Last Theorem So Significant?

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Graduate Math is said to be a superset of physics

  • Loren Booda
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Undergrad What is the p/q Method in Solving Quartic or Higher Order Polynomials?

  • newton1
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Undergrad A.B = AB cos(x), and AxB = AB sin(x)

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Undergrad Can erf(x) be used to solve e^(x^2)?

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Undergrad Is This Equation Solvable? A Question About Proving a Complex Equation

  • totoro
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Undergrad How Do You Solve Log2(x^log2x) = 4?

  • jaypee
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Undergrad We know e (exponential) is a irrational number

  • newton1
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High School Mathematicians Unlock Prime Number Secrets

  • Chagur
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Graduate Equilibrium Points of Directed Graphs

  • Pauly Man
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High School What are imaginary numbers and how and why are they used in physics?

  • Jack
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Undergrad How to Solve Exponential and Polynomial Equations?

  • Ben-CS
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High School Do Prime Numbers Continue Indefinitely?

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Graduate Can Greedy Coloring on Chordal Graph Complements Be Proven Optimal?

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Karl Gauss: Finding His Works Online & in Books

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High School Know of any puzzles dealing with exponents?

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Graduate Theory of Interaction by Eugene Savov

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High School Is there a way to write 5.000000000 1?

  • brum
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Undergrad Why Does E=MC2 Matter in the Universe?

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Undergrad What is the largest possible number of acute angles

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Graduate What is the value of x - y? Question 2

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High School Learning about finding the slope of a line

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High School Geometry Symbol m[<]: Meaning & Explanation

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Graduate Relative identifiability of analog vs prime extraterrestrial signals

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Some equation, do it make sense without being explained?

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Graduate Looking for Tensor and DFT e-print

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Memorizing Pi and Other Constants: Is It Worth It?

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Undergrad Is (x + a + b)^7 - x^7 - a^7 - b^7 Divisible by x^2 + (a + b)x + ab?

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Welcome to Carsten's Test - Can You Solve the Equation?

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High School What is Calculus? Answers for Everyone

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Undergrad I want to teach myself Calculus

  • Azrioch
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Graduate Is the Mind the Fundamental Link Between Mathematics and Physics?

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