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Undergrad Best Books on Modern Algebra: Popular to Undergraduate
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Undergrad How to solve Pell's equation using Alpertron's online calculator
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Undergrad How to Code a Vandermonde Matrix Inverse in Java?
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Undergrad I wont to learn the logic behind a determinant
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Graduate Intersection of disjoint SETS is empty
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High School Calculating Vector Magnitudes by Breaking Down Components
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Undergrad Best introductory book to senior algebra
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High School Help solving a system of linear equations
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Undergrad Splitting a Matrix with Choleski Method: A Simple Example
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Undergrad How to determine the base of a Number given a problem?
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Undergrad Splitting a Square Matrix into Lower/Upper Triangular Matrices
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Graduate Is pi+e Algebraic? Debunking the Mystery
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Undergrad What is the ratio of singular to non-singular matrices?
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Undergrad Are These Two Equations Linearly Independent?
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Undergrad Help with making an orthonormal basis
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Undergrad Ideas on what this transformation is doing?
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Graduate How Can I Generate Two 1024 Bit Prime Numbers Using the AKS Primality Test?
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Undergrad What is the root between -3 and -2 for the equation y^3 - 3y + 4 = 0?
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Graduate The 3D equivalent to Quaternion?
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Undergrad Best Introductory Abstract Algebra Books for Aspiring Number Theorists?
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Graduate Lethe asked for volunteers (rep theory)
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Graduate How Many Distinct Islands Can Exist in an nxn Grid with Multiple Colors?
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Undergrad Linear algebra book and other questions
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Undergrad Help with prime factorization proof
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Undergrad Solve this Math Problem: Find the Last Two/Three Digits of 3^3^3^3
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Undergrad Terms for Reaching 10^57 in a Series?
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Graduate What are Some Challenging Number Theory Problems?
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Undergrad Solve Difficult Math Equation - SuperSamuraiStar
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Undergrad Solve Complicated Partial Fractions Questions
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Undergrad Difference between a field and a ring
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Number Theory ebooks: Free Fundamental Downloads
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Undergrad Finding Polynomials with Specific Properties: How Do I Do That?
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Undergrad What Are Alternative Applications of Linear Systems in Physics?
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Graduate Please, some help on the 36-officers problem
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Graduate Find Prime Double Pairs: Frequency & Infinity
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Graduate Monotone convergence theory
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Graduate 3D graphics: finding optimal view of a scene with constraints
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Undergrad Looking for a good abstract book
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High School I proving if a + a = 0 then a = 0
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Graduate Finding riccati solution of A*X+A'*X+X*W*X+Q
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Undergrad How Can You Prove the Divisibility of 2x + 3y and 9x + 5y by 17?
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Undergrad How many possibilities are there to get 144
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Undergrad Can the Chinese Remainder Theorem be Used to Solve Systems of Linear Equations?
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Undergrad Inverse chinese remainder theorem
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Graduate Proving gcd(a,n)=(a-1,n)=1 and its implications on mod calculations
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Undergrad Are My Congruence Calculations Correct?
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7-million digit prime number discovered
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Graduate No same factor theory inference by hey.like
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Undergrad Can You Solve the Real Challenge?
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Graduate Does the Prime Factorial Conjecture Hold True for All Primes?
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Graduate The Poincare Conjecture *Kinda long*
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Undergrad Understanding Reduced Residue Systems Mod 7: Can You Help?
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High School Is there a relationship between these numbers from the Phi function?
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Graduate Square matrix where the coefficients of the diagonal are 1
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Undergrad Modular Math Problem: What Is the Largest n?
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Graduate Can Any Integral Weight Up to 121 Ounces Be Measured with Five Specific Weights?
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High School Least Possible Sum of Recipricols of Two Positive Ints = 9
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What Are the Most Fascinating Aspects of Purely Theoretical Mathematics?
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Graduate Help Needed: Prime, Square & 0s - Seeking Direction
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Graduate Are All Even Perfect Numbers Also Triangular Numbers?
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Undergrad Modulo and congruencies in class
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Graduate What Are the Key Divisibility Rules and Counterexamples in Number Theory?
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Undergrad Understanding Theory: Solving Real Number Problems with Ease
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Undergrad Prove to me that the pythagorean triples
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Undergrad Does Vector Projection Depend on the Magnitude of Both Vectors?
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Undergrad Can the GCD and LCM of [a,b] be proven to equal [ac,bc] with c>0?
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Graduate What is the smallest possible positive real number?
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Graduate Is the Product of Primes Significant in Number Theory?
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Undergrad How Do Addition and Multiplication Tables Work in Base -5?
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High School Need help Proving quadriatic equation
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Undergrad Validate 10|z: 8 Cases to Consider
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High School Is There a Contradiction in the Brain Teaser with Positive Integers x and y?
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Graduate Solve Modular Math Problem: A,B→C
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Undergrad Is there yet a mystery about partitions?
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Graduate Is the number of twin primes really infinite?
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High School Solve x + y = Relatively Prime: Need Help
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Graduate Discover an Original Identity with Merten's Function
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Graduate What is the value of this infinite product?
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Graduate Fractional Series which approach the square roots of prime numbers.
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Undergrad Help with Vector Space: Real Vector Space Explained
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Graduate Looking for Online Document on SO(N)
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Undergrad Determinant = volume using rows.
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Undergrad Laplace Transform - How was it created?
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Graduate Can f(n) equal f(x) in the sum of digits equation?
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Undergrad Proof: Numbers with repeating blocks of digits are rational
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Undergrad Compress 3D Objects Into 2 Dimensions?
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Graduate Solving Abstract Algebra Problem: 3 Elements of {p,p+q,pq, p^q,q^p}
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Undergrad Understanding Linear Equations and the Simplex Method for Function Optimization
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Graduate Is This the Real Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem?
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Undergrad When is Matrix C Not Invertible?
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Graduate Is There a General Method for Finding Full Reptend Primes?
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Graduate Introducing Yourself to Compact and Non-Compact Lie Algebras
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Undergrad How Can Infinitely Many Integers Make n² + (n+1)² a Perfect Square?
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High School Intergration: Algebra, Writing Equations of Lines
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Undergrad Is Wilson's Theorem Really a Proof?
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Graduate Proving (n^4) + 4 is Composite for All n>1: The Odd n Case
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Undergrad Need Explination (linear Indpendance)
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Graduate Circle composition operator / Jacobson Radical
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High School Find Equation for Parabola-Help, Please?
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Graduate Can This Mathematical Permutation Problem Be Generalized for Any 4n Terms?
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