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I Is the Ratio of Circumference to Radius of a Circle Always Irrational?
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I How to characterise solutions to an unsolved equation
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I Roulette system -- which optimization is better?
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I Newton-Raphson Method With Complex Numbers
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I Time evolution of the electromagnetic wavefunction on a lattice
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I How to do algebra on the Kitaev toric code grid?
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B The law of total probability with extra conditioning
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B Need some clarification to get dimensions for a volume
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B Combinatorics and Magic squares
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B Operator that returns unique number of binary matrix
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B How to handle significant digits of exact values?
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B Where is the error in my reasoning about palindromes?
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B Udemy Quiz Question on Radians and Quadrants
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B Finding all possible sums given 2 lists, matched one to one
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Insights Yardsticks to Metric Tensor Fields
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I How can Euler angles be visualized using a polar plot?
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B About the naive definition of probability
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I The Price of Beer - Linear Algebra Problem
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B Geometric Issues with a line, a plane and a sphere...
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B Sig fig question: Adding 3000 + 1.234
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B Oriented Surfaces & Surface Area: Investigating the Impact
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I Question about transfinite numbers
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I Proof of i-th Root of i: Analytic Connection?
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I Error Propagation in Measurements
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I Chiral symmetries in E[SUP]^n[/SUP]
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Open problems and suggestions of great mathematical journals
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A How to sum an infinite convergent series that has a term from the end
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B Notation for infinite iteration
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I Are there an infinite number of infinities?
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I Can an inverse function of a special cubic function be found?
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B Can a function have two fundamental periods?
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B Constrained Optimization with the KKT Approach
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I Prove that the geometric mean is always the same
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A Can You Prove the Series Is Periodic?
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I Fit Triples into Sixtuples in the best way?
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B What geometry theorem is used in this figure?
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How can I rederive this Mathematica result for a complex equation?
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B Golden Ratio in Collatz-like sequences
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A What is the significance of the Poincaré conjecture?
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B Which probability calculation is "more correct" in Baccarat games?
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B What Are Basic Questions About Understanding Inequalities?
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I Is there any way to simplify my proof by induction?
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I How to Set Up Equations for a Shape with a String Constraint Around a Rectangle?
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I Applications of complex gamma (or beta) functions in physics?
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I What are the applications of inverses of vector functions?
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Insights Classification of Mathematics by 42 Branches
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I Find an explicit formula for this n-sum problem
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I Is the Expanded Collatz Sequence Unique for Each k Value?
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B Defining an operation such that ##1+2+3=123##
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I Given a triangle ABC, on which side of the triangle does the point D lie?
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Insights Counting to p-adic Calculus: All Number Systems That We Have
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B Error in approximation to log(223)/log(3) .... senior moment?
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I Trouble Solving an Equation that has square roots on both sides
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I Proof about pre-images of functions
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B The Greatest Imaginary Mathematician of the 20th Century
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I Is there a name for this sort of differential equation?
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B Trigonometric Identity involving sin()+cos()
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I Finding N / log(2) and M / log(3) very close together
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I Can you turn investment in a lottery from subjective to objective?
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A Equation system involving InverseDigamma(Digamma(a+1)-b*k)-1
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I Is there a way to calculate expected value from probabilistic data?
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Is This a New Expression for the Beta Function?
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I Union of Prime Numbers & Non-Powers of Integers: Usage & Contexts
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I Is my use of Einstein notation correct in this example?
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B Compensating for a bias - a simple geometry/algebra problem:
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A Limit of ##i^\frac{1}{n}## as ##n \to \infty##
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Insights Reduction of Order For Recursions
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I Modulo and Modulus in math and computer programming
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B Rabbit and Turtle Race: A Mathematical Analysis of Infinity and Probability
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B Asking about integral notation
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I Are There Other Ways To Represent Vectors Besides Arrows?
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I Is this a proof of the Collatz Conjecture?
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A Rich "isotropic tensor" concept
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B What is the link between proportion and multiplication?
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MHB Collin's question via email about solving a DE using Laplace Transforms
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I Adding trig functions with different amplitudes
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B Can a log have multiple bases?
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MHB Minimum time required to cover distance, beginning and ending at rest
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MHB What is the meaning of FWHMP and Q in my lab data?
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MHB Equivalent Damping Constant for Massless Bar
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MHB Viscously damped system
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MHB Question from Kamal about Gaussian Elimination via email
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MHB Kishan's question via email about an indefinite integral
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MHB Find the equation of the plane given a point and two planes
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MHB Solving srirahulan's "trig fix"
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MHB Berk's question via email about approximating change
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MHB Sava's question via email about symmetric matrices
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MHB Sava's question via email about matrix multiplication
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MHB Alexander's question via email about Newton's Method
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MHB How show that the points S, U and A are collinear?
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MHB Question via email about complex numbers
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MHB Arithmetic progression question
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MHB Collin's question via email about a Laplace Transform
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MHB Collin's questions via email about Inverse Laplace Transforms
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MHB How to Solve for a Given Probability in a Standard Normal Distribution Table?
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MHB Jamal's Q via email solving a system
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MHB Advanced Problem-Solving Strategies
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MHB Harrison's question via Facebook about polar functions
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MHB Mahesh's question via email about Laplace Transforms (2)
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