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How to Find the GCD and LCD in Mathematics?

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Another Question on Torsion Elements .... D&F Section 10.1, Exercise 8 ....

  • Math Amateur
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Join the MA104 College Algebra Forum at Lehman College

  • mathdad
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Is \( n! > 2^n \) for \( n \ge 4 \)?

  • karush
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Undergrad Confused by this result for the tensor product of two vectors

  • Prez Cannady
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Matrix solutions with variable coefficient

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Undergrad An Embarrassing Question about turning a ring into a module

  • TMO
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Undergrad Spivak's proof of Cauchy Schwarz

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Graduate Is the Injective Hull of an Irreducible Module in Group K?

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High School Please help me, I do not understand this sentence in vector mathematics

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Undergrad Understanding Quotient Groups in Abstract Algebra

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The cofactors of elements for every determinant

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Undergrad Property of Jacobian Determinant

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Graduate Proving the Dual of Schanuel's Lemma

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Graduate Construct a unique simple submodule

  • TMO
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What is a Quinary Vector and How is it Related to Matrices?

  • Sudharaka
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High School Can elementary matrix operations change the solutions to a system of equations?

  • opus
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Undergrad What Are the Symmetry Groups of GL(10, R) and Z?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Rotation of a point in R3 about the y-axis

  • NatFex
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High School Can Linear Systems of Equations Have More Than Three Solutions?

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Undergrad Why Does the Proof Assume ##|x| = n## in Finite Cyclic Groups?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Is quintic only polynomial that needs to be proven imposs?

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Undergrad Using group action to prove a set is a subgroup

  • Mr Davis 97
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Why Is the Containment xR ⊆ x1R Proper in Lemma 4.3.10?

  • Math Amateur
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Two dimensional rotational Matrix

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Why Does \( a_1 \mid b_1 b_2 \cdots b_n \) in Theorem 7.2.20?

  • Math Amateur
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Why Does p|aby' in Theorem 7.2.14?

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Is there a formula that gives me the RREF of a matrix?

  • Rorschach
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Equation of a plane determined by three or four points in R4

  • Rorschach
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Why Does y ∈ xR Imply xR = yR in Theorem 3.2.19?

  • Math Amateur
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Solves Theorem 3.2.19 in Bland's Abstract Algebra

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Prime and Maximal Ideals .... Bland -AA - Theorem 3.2.16 .... ....

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Graduate Number Line in Synthetic differential geometry

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Maximal Ideal .... Bland - AA - Example 2, Section 3.2.12 .... ....

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Graduate Does an irreducible representation acting on operators imply....

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Ring vs. Field: Comparing Two Common Sports Venues

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Definition of a Euclidean Domain ....

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Principal Ideal Domains .... ....

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Undergrad Vector that satisfies systems of equations simultaneously

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Undergrad Showing that inverse of an isomorphism is an isomorphism

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Undergrad Showing that every element in G can be written a certain way

  • Mr Davis 97
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Principal Ideal Rings and GCDs .... .... Bland Proposition 4.3.3

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Undergrad Ways of writing a logical argument

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Showing that AxB is isomorphic to BxA

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Jordan-Holder Theorem for Modules .... .... Another Two Questions ....

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Jordan-Holder Theorem for Modules .... ....

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Composition Series and Noetherian and Artinian Modules ....

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Undergrad Showing that two groups are not isomorphic question

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Show that commutativity is a structural property

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Complete sets and complete spaces

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Undergrad Order of a permutation is the lcm of the orders of cycles

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Given order for every element in a symmetric group

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Undergrad Prove that elements of x^i 0<i<n-1 are distinct

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Undergrad Why choose traceless matrices as basis?

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Undergrad Can You Determine the Order of (a,b) in A x B?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Prove that x and x^-1 have same order

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Undergrad Showing that a binary operation is well-defined

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Necessary and sufficient x^3=1

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Undergrad How can we use induction to prove the generalized associative law?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad What is orientation or shear transform collectively termed?

  • swampwiz
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Graduate Getting new irreducible representations from old ones

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Undergrad A little problem about quotient modules

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How Does Corollary 4.2.6 Prove M is Noetherian?

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Generation of Modules .... Dummit and Foote, Section 10.3 .... ....

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Undergrad Real function inner product space

  • Mr Davis 97
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Choose from the following set of vectors in R4

  • forzi
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Undergrad Rings, Modules and the Lie Bracket

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Undergrad How Does Zero Characteristic Influence the Structure of Prime Subfields?

  • Danijel
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Undergrad Zero divisors of an endomorphism ring

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Homomorphic Images of Free Modules .... Bland, Proposition 2.2.6 .... ....

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Understanding Bland's Proposition 4.2.10 in Rings and Modules

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Finite Sum of Indecomposable Modules .... Bland, Proposition 4.2.10 .... ....

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Undergrad Is perspective a homothetic transformation?

  • swampwiz
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Noetherian Modules: Direct Sums & Bland Proposition 4.2.7

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Undergrad A question I have about my L.A. textbook (2)

  • StoneTemplePython
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How to Prove Corollary 4.2.8 in Noetherian Rings?

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Differences between Gaussian integers with norm 25

  • Ventrella
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Undergrad Submodules and Factor Modules of a Noetherian Module ....

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Noetherian Modules, Submodules and Factor Modules .... Problem/Exercise

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Direct Sums of Noetherian Modules .... Bland Proposition 4.2.7 .... ....

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High School Can a matrix be transformed like a vector?

  • snoopies622
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Undergrad Dyad as a product of two vectors: what does ii or jj mean?

  • Sorcerer
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Undergrad Two Questions I Have About My L.A. Textbook

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Noetherian Modules and Short Exact Sequences .... Bland, Corollary 4.2.6 ....

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Endomorphism Rings .... Bland, Example 7, Section 1.1 .... ....

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Undergrad Outer product in geometric algebra

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R[X] is never a field .... Sharp, Exercise 1.29 .... ....

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Generating/spanning modules and submodules .... .... Blyth Theorem 2.3

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Undergrad Group Theory: Elements as Ops, Representations as Math?

  • kent davidge
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Undergrad Solve Coin Sum Problem: Find Combinations for 200p

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Undergrad Generating/spanning modules and submodules .... ....

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Generating/spanning modules and submodules .... ....

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Undergrad Generating modules and sub modules Blyth Theorem 2.3

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Artinian Modules - Bland - Proposition 4.24

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How to Solve a Vector Word Problem Involving Airplanes and Wind?

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Graduate A decreasing sequence of images of an endomorphisme

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Graduate Does Closure Under Multiplication in One Subspace Imply the Same for Another?

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