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Undergrad Union of Prime Numbers & Non-Powers of Integers: Usage & Contexts
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Undergrad Are There Other Ways To Represent Vectors Besides Arrows?
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Undergrad Is this a proof of the Collatz Conjecture?
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Undergrad Adding trig functions with different amplitudes
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Undergrad Uncovering the Mystery of Calorie Constants
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Undergrad What do applied mathematicians deal with?
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Undergrad Conflicting Conventions for Bernoulli Numbers?
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Undergrad Why is (a+b)/2 not recommended in the Bisection method?
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Undergrad Name of distance to nearest multiple of n function?
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Undergrad Polynomials can be used to generate a finite string of primes....
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Undergrad Defining the Prime Gap function
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Undergrad Dimensions vs. degrees of freedom
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Undergrad Hugo Duminil-Copin, permanent professor at IHES, 2022 Fields Medalist
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Undergrad Arithmetic representation of symbols according to certain rules
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Undergrad Interesting angles between 10~~25º ?
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Undergrad Leading digits of incomputable large numbers
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Undergrad Analytic Solution to ##x^{\alpha} +x =1##?
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Undergrad Best way to fit three functions
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Undergrad Proving Goldbach's Conjecture for Math Proofs
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Undergrad Proof of Differences of Odd Powers
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Undergrad Please discuss discrete Fourier analysis
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Undergrad Polygon Coordinates given the Area and Center point
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Undergrad Is the equation 0!=1 based on flawed reasoning?
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Undergrad Finding a general formula for a recursive sequence
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Undergrad Residual of an algebraic equation
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Undergrad Standard way of expressing 'no proof given'?
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Undergrad Elementary Functions - What Is The Exact Definition?
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Undergrad Geometry/Trig Problem -- Well Constrained but Difficult
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Undergrad Sigma notation for only even index iterations
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Undergrad Why did I lose 60% on my proof of Generalized Vandermonde's Identity?
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Undergrad The number of intersection graphs of ##n## convex sets in the plane
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Undergrad Is Group Multiplication Possible in Non-Mathematical Topics?
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Undergrad Relationship between factorials and squares of natural numbers
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Undergrad Transformation of Functions: How Do Domain and Range Change?
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Undergrad Need help coming up with an equation for a bend angle calculation
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Undergrad Is There a Hidden Pattern in This Sequence of Numbers?
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Undergrad Proof of average height of half circle
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Undergrad Linus Pauling on the Role of Numbers in Science: A Request for Reference
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Undergrad How would you have answered Richard Feynman's challenge?
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Undergrad Help with rewriting a compound inequality
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Undergrad A question about a small step in the proof of RSA encryption
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Undergrad Equation for circle points in 3D
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Undergrad Is the odd root of an even number always an irrational number?
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Undergrad Multiplication and addition definition of congruence classes
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Undergrad Ancient mathematics/History of mathematics
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Undergrad (Elementary number theory) Understanding congruence and modulus
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Undergrad What is an object with a zero square?
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Undergrad Can the Housie Game Incorporate Negative and Decimal Numbers?
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Undergrad Just for fun: math brain teaser
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Undergrad Five points in space with rational distances that are not co-linear
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Undergrad The “philosophical cornerstone” of the Moller-Plesset perturbation theory
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Undergrad Which kind of function is this?
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Undergrad Is arcsec = 1 divided by arccos ? Arcsec = 1/arccos
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Undergrad Newbie learning Heat Exchanger
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Undergrad How to solve an equation with FMOD in it
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Undergrad Equation to graph a sine wave that acts like a point on a unit circle
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Undergrad I found an interesting math result, but now I see a contradiction
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Undergrad Maximum separation on an infinite line
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Undergrad What is the function that describes this Asymptotic behaviour?
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Undergrad Object Encapsulation: Is it Possible?
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Undergrad Properties of the legs of a right triangle
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Undergrad Is it possible to express cos(40) as a radical?
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Undergrad Possible simple formula for ellipse circumference
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Undergrad Apparent angular velocity (inclined orbit)?
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Undergrad Is the proof of the KRK endgame theorem rigorous and original?
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Undergrad Calculate m (slope) of a line given the angle in degrees
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Undergrad What's the difference between Euclidean & Cartesian space?
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Undergrad Number of Integers (<N) divisible only by one power of 2
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Undergrad Find the distance between the two apexes of two three-sided pyramids
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Undergrad Non-uniform Circular Motion & Acceleration
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Undergrad How do I do this calculation involving the SIN function?
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Undergrad Confused about identity for product of cosines into a sum of cosines
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Undergrad What does negative ratio mean in mathematics?
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Undergrad How do you Express A and B in q and r?
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Undergrad Determining Future Position of Uniform Circular Motion
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Undergrad Math Myth: Parallels do not intersect
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Undergrad Math Myth: You cannot divide by 0
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Undergrad Is Mathematics Dependent on Context?
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Undergrad Is 360° Really the Correct Measurement for a Full Angle?
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Undergrad Logarithmic scale - interpolation
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Undergrad Math Myth: Reducing an equation
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Undergrad Why is it important to convert angle units when using trigonometric functions?
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Undergrad Math Myth: A prime is only divisible by 1 and itself
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Undergrad The precise relationship between Fourier series and Fourier transform
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Undergrad Good introductory book for chaos theory?
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Undergrad Pure mathematics problem solving and relevance to theoretical physics
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Undergrad Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations Symbolically
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Undergrad Can we discover new theorems by analyzing their proofs?
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Undergrad What is the Symbol for Finite and How is it Interpreted?
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Undergrad Basic Completing the Square Question
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Undergrad Finding intersection of two algebraic curves
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Undergrad Why is the p-adic order of zero considered infinite?
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Undergrad Cryptology - Fast Factoring Integers by SVP Algorithms "destroys RSA"
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Undergrad How to deal with self-doubt in mathematics?
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Undergrad What is the name of the triangle centre point with 120° subtended vertices?
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Undergrad Average of prime factors growth
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Undergrad Volume of Polyhedra: Smart Systematic Solutions
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Undergrad Basic Equation but with Box Brackets
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Undergrad Visualisation in math and physics
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