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Graduate Eigenvalues of the square of an operator

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Graduate Factoring x^5+x+1 over a finite field using modulo arithmetic

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Graduate Proving Separability of E(k)/E When k is Separable Over E

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Graduate Eigenspace and lin dependency proof

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Graduate A.B= m1, B.A=m2, m1 and m2 diagonal matrices

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Undergrad How do I find the eigenvectors for this matrix?

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Undergrad Understanding Eigenvectors: Solving for Eigenvectors of a 2x2 Matrix

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Graduate Is {1/n^x} an Element of l^p for Various Values of x and p?

  • Ed Quanta
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Graduate What are the prerequisites for understanding surgery obstruction groups?

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Undergrad [sin(t) , cos(t), e^t] are these linearly dependent?

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Graduate Are Generalized Pell Numbers Already Known and What are Their Properties?

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Undergrad Natural Group Homomorphism in Action

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Undergrad Can We Conclude a=b from a.b=a.c?

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Graduate What are the Matrices of the Regular Representation for the Cyclic Group C2?

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Undergrad Eigenvectors and using them in matrix algebra.

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Undergrad What are isomorphisms and how do they relate to vector spaces in linear algebra?

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Undergrad Linear regression and break-even analysis for yearbook production

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Undergrad How is the Definition of Angle in Linear Algebra Derived?

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Graduate Proof: Group G of Order 2n Has Elements of Order 2

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Graduate Proving F-Isomorphism Between E and K

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Graduate Hi, does anyone know the character table for the inversion group?

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High School Perpendicular Lines in Three Space

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Graduate Does the Jacobi symbol work for x² ≡ -23 (mod 236)?

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Undergrad What Is the Difference Between a Subgraph and an Induced Subgraph?

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Undergrad Handling Singular matrices in Algorithms

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Graduate Finding the Nth Term in a Series with Different Factors

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Graduate A certain finite group is of order 10

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Undergrad For what values of paramater form a spanning set for P3

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Undergrad Does Multiplying Scalars and Vectors Always Yield Zero?

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High School Is the 2-Dimensional Cross Product Equivalent to a 90-Degree Rotation?

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Graduate What does singularity mean for a matrix?

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Graduate What Are the Embeddings of K in C?

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Graduate Finite cyclic groups, subgroups of order 5, and normalizers

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Graduate Calculating values of the zeta function

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Graduate Proof of Binary Quadratic Forms and Modulo Squares with Hint

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Graduate Order of Group Elements in Abelian and Non-Abelian Groups

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Graduate Quadric surface subscript notation in Forsyth & Ponce

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Undergrad Finding A^3: Multiplication of Matrices

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Graduate Is It Possible to Prove Normality of Polynomials?

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Graduate What is the construction method for creating complex numbers of any dimension?

  • Owen Holden
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Graduate Proving G is Abelian: A Group Theory Case

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Graduate Solving the Group Theory Conundrum: Proving 'a' is in Z(G)".

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Undergrad Vector, Sub, Column, and Row Spaces

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Graduate Plan of attack for showing irreducibility?

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Undergrad Standard Basis Math: Find Point X w/ B-Coord Vector X

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Graduate Irrational digits countably infinite?

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Graduate Finding Conjugacy Classes in D5 Group

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Graduate Is There a Generalization of Fermat's Last Theorem?

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Undergrad What is the closest we have come to

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Graduate A Simple Explanation of Zeta Function Analytic Continuation and Its Results

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Graduate Proof Problem: Show f(x-1)=f(x) for All x ∈ E

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Why does infinity plus infinity equal infinity?

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Graduate Is the Rank of Matrix A Equal to the Rank of Matrix M?

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Undergrad How to derive that the product of eigenvalues equals the determinant

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Undergrad Does matrix A belong to span(A_1,A_2, )

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Undergrad Approximating Pi and e with Linear Algebra

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Undergrad How to Find the Inverse of a Matrix Modulo 26?

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Graduate Why powers repeat mod 10, mod 100 and mod 1000

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Graduate Is x^6-2x^3-1 Irreducible Over Q?

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Graduate Proof of composite linear transformations

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Graduate What are the most general and most specific elements in a poset?

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Graduate What Are the Eigenvalues and Characteristic Polynomials of a Special 4x4 Matrix?

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Graduate Proving Non-Trivial Trees Have At Least 2 Vertices with Degree <2

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Graduate Calculating Coefficients for Dirichlet Series Expansion of a Function

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Undergrad Is honours linear algebra as abstract as analysis and algebra courses?

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Graduate Finding n so 40n is a fifth power, 500n a sixth power, 200n a seventh power

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Graduate Is there a preferred orientation for the x and y axes in physics?

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Undergrad What are Cross Products and How Do They Relate to Tensors?

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Undergrad Solving for Integers a and b in a Divisibility Equation

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Undergrad Remainder of 100! divided by 103 and divisibility of factored integers

  • clueles
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High School Pi doesnt have reapting random digits

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Graduate Does 0 Belong to the Center of a Lie Algebra?

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High School Is the Square Root of 2 Irrational?

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Graduate Loop invariant for LCM algorithm with alternating increments

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Undergrad The GIMPS project has found a new Mersenne prime number: M42.

  • T.Rex
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Undergrad Does Euler's formula e^(πi) + 1 = 0 mean e^π equals a real number?

  • strid
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Graduate Hairy billiard balls and eigenvectors

  • mathwonk
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Graduate How to Clarify Sylow Subgroup Intersections in a Group of Order 48?

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Graduate Determine all the ideals of the ring Z

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Graduate Summation of S(N): Infinite/Finite?

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Graduate Proving Continuity of F:XxI->I with Continuous Functions

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Graduate Show 'a' is Irreducible: If R a Max Ideal in R

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Graduate Generating Set for the Symmetric Group - Question

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Graduate Absurdity of Cantor's Diagonal Slash

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Graduate Finding the Degree of \sqrt{3} + \sqrt[3]{4} Over Q: A Polynomial Search

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Graduate Proving Isomorphism between Vector Space and Polynomial Space

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Undergrad Understanding Coordinate Vectors for Polynomials in P3

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Graduate Do unique q and r exist in Euclidean domains?

  • mansi
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Undergrad Is There a Proven Method for Finding Prime Numbers?

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Graduate Diagonalizing a 3x3 second derivative matrix

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Undergrad How Does Euler's Formula e^(2*pi*i) Evaluate to 1?

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Graduate Showing Q(√2, √3, √5) is a simple extension

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Undergrad How Does Fermat's Little Theorem Apply to Calculating 3^302 (mod 5)?

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Undergrad Systems of equations - consistency

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Undergrad How do I show A is invertible when A² + 3A + I = 0?

  • EvLer
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Graduate How Can We Determine the Number of Abelian Groups of Order p^n?

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Graduate A Question on Integrating Expansions of Infinities

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Graduate Difference between Hamilton's quaternion postulate and commutative hypercomplex algebra

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High School Some simple algebra that's bugging me

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Graduate Quaternions versus hypercomplex numbers with k²=+1

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