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Undergrad Why must an isomorphism between 2Z and 3Z result in mu(2) = +/- 3?
- Mr Davis 97
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Why is Q[x]/(x² - 5) equal to Q[√5]?
- Math Amateur
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Graduate Galois theorem in general algebraic extensions
- coquelicot
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Undergrad How Do I Prove Polynomials Span P2?
- HenryFa
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Undergrad Does this theorem need that Ker{F}=0?
- jamalkoiyess
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Undergrad Why is p(x) irreducible if p(α)=0 in Lovett 7.1.10?
- Math Amateur
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High School Is the transpose of a singular matrix always singular?
- PrathameshR
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Undergrad Kronecker's Theorem - Anderson and Feil, Theorem 42.1
- Math Amateur
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Is the map F → F[x]/<p> in Kronecker's theorem surjective?
- Math Amateur
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Show this matrix is isomorphic to complex number
- Confusedalways
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Undergrad Finding x and y coordinates to graph 2x+3y=0
- Bobs
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Undergrad Linear transformation of a given coordinate
- kidsasd987
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Undergrad Have These Hypercomplex Numbers Already Been Discovered?
- puzzled fish
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Graduate From Lie algebras to Dynkin diagrams and back again
- tom.stoer
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Undergrad Non-negativity of the inner product
- Mr Davis 97
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Prime subfields and divisions in Lovett's Proposition 7.1.3
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Proving a set is linearly independant
- cathal84
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Undergrad Prime subfield of characteristic p equals Z/pZ in Lovett 7.1.3
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Lovett vs Dummit-Foote notation for F[α] and F(α)
- Math Amateur
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Graduate Has anyone read Ken Conrow's Collatz Conjecture website?
- Mensanator
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Why does irreducibility of 2 imply associates in Z[√-5]?
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Distinctiveness of the set of nxn matrices as a ring
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Why irreducibility of 2 implies α is associate to 1 or 2
- Math Amateur
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Show Equivalence: $a^d \equiv 1 \pmod n$
- evinda
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Undergrad Hermitian operators, matrices and basis
- Trixie Mattel
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Quadratic Polynomials and Irreducibles and Primes
- Math Amateur
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High School Why Didn't the Eigenvector Approach Work for This Matrix?
- jonjacson
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How to find diagonal matrix D without calculating P inverse
- tomc612
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Undergrad How to find angle between vectors from dot and cross product
- andylatham82
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Undergrad Theorem 1.2.2 on irreducibility in Alaca and Williams
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Proving a property when elements of a group commute
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad First Isomorphism Theorem and rings of fractions in Lovett 6.2.6
- Math Amateur
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Graduate Is My Transformation Matrix Correct?
- kajalschopra
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Field extension basis: expressing products in terms of basis elements
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Field extension basis multiplication in Ireland and Rosen Ch 12
- Math Amateur
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First Isomorphism Theorem in Lovett Proposition 6.2.6
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad What is the group action of G on itself by left conjugation?
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Proving an exponent law in group theory
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Definition of an irreducible element in an integral domain
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Permutation group and character table
- Konte
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Proving a Vector in $\Bbb R^2$ is of the Form $au+bv$
- Niamh1
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Undergrad Rings of fractions isomorphic to rationals in Lovett 6.2.4
- Math Amateur
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High School Complex numbers satisfying |z+1| = |z+i| and |z| = 5
- matrixone
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Undergrad Can an Abelian Group Be Isomorphic to a Non-Abelian Group in Physics?
- Konte
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Undergrad Determining Vector Direction: Finding Unit Vectors
- Gurasees
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Can I Use the Difference of Cubes Formula for Factoring 27 - (a - b)^3?
- mathdad
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Undergrad Proving a lemma on decomposition of V to T-cyclic subspace
- Adgorn
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Undergrad ##SU(2)## generators in ##1##, ##2## and ##3## dimensions
- spaghetti3451
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Prove that the paraboloids have a common tangent planes
- debrajr
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Is a^2 - 6a + 12 Irreducible Over the Integers?
- mathdad
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Show that Z2 × Z3 is isomorphic to the group G = {1,2,4,8,10}
- rss1
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Undergrad Trigonometric series with normalised coefficients
- Gaetano F
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Undergrad A new vector-product for geometric algebra?
- N88
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Ring of fractions isomorphic to ℚ in Lovett 6.2.4
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Understanding "Hat e" Notation
- iDimension
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Undergrad How is Conjugacy a Group Action?
- Mr Davis 97
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How do you nondimensionalize an equation with substituted variables?
- jessicamorgan
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Calculate Cosine of a Matrix: Solutions to Systems
- jessicamorgan
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Undergrad Understanding Co-vectors to Dual Spaces and Linear Functionals
- JuanC97
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Proving K is a Subgroup of G: Subgroup Nesting in H and L
- Jen917
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High School Certainty of being able to solve linear equation
- Mr Davis 97
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Proving N(H) is a Subgroup of G Containing H
- Jen917
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Ring homomorphisms from Z to Z are only zero and identity
- Math Amateur
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Markov Chains - Finding a Transition Matrix for Probabilities
- Umar
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High School Why is \( (1 + \sqrt{-5}) \times (1 - \sqrt{-5}) \) Equal to 6?
- harrylentil
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Undergrad Regarding the linear dependence of eigenvectors
- Adgorn
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Graduate Find vectors in Orthogonal basis set spanning R4
- Minal
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Undergrad Fermat's Little Theorem proof: multiplicative cancellation in fields
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad What is the Basis for the Null Space in Matrix A?
- Lord Anoobis
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High School Find the Minimum Value of Expression Involving Positive Real Numbers
- matrixone
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Fermat's Little Theorem proof in Anderson and Feil 8.7
- Math Amateur
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Why m > r and s > 1 in Anderson and Feil theorem 8.6
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Units in Z_m have gcd(x,m)=1 in theorem 8.6
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Proving a result about invertibility without determinants
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Undergrad DimKer(T) = 0 <--> T is injective
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Graduate Difference Between Outer and Tensor
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Undergrad Trying to understand least squares estimates
- Nastya
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Linear Algebra Conditions: Solving for ab≠1
- Terry_Destefano
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Undergrad Express power sums in terms of elementary symmetric function
- Yiming Xu
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Why is Z[1/2] equal to {k/2^n | k,n ∈ Z}?
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad The proof of the above theorem is similar to the proof of the above statement.
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Generalizing the definition of a subgroup
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad For groups, showing that a subset is closed under operation
- Mr Davis 97
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Undergrad Entries in a direction cosine matrix as derivatives
- maxhersch
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Factoring 6t^2+17t+7 by grouping
- hououin kyouma1
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Undergrad Can Least Squares Solve for Rigid Transform?
- PabloBot
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Understanding Irreducible Elements in Integral Domains - Peter's Questions
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad When is D_{n} abelian? What's wrong with the proof?
- AdamsJoK
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Undergrad Change of Basis and Unitary Transformations
- devd
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Undergrad Why is Z[1/2] the smallest subring containing Z and 1/2?
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad What Are the Practical Applications of Matrix Division?
- Sledge
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Finding the Linear Equation Relating Price and Number of Widgets Sold
- woof123
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Undergrad Why must units satisfy ab = ba = 1 in noncommutative rings?
- Math Amateur
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Undergrad Linear Algebra Conditions: Solving for ab ≠ 1
- Terry_Destefano
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Graduate Can commuting matrices have different eigenvectors?
- LagrangeEuler
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Undergrad Verifying a linear transformation
- Mr Davis 97
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Find value of x and area of parallelogram: a,b,c,P
- Niamh1
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Why must both ab and ba equal 1 for a to be a unit?
- Math Amateur
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Induction to find the determinant
- mathmari
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Undergrad Angle between two vectors with many dimensions
- sampsont
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