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High School Finding a formula for a sequence with recurring digits

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Graduate What is the suitable representation of a linear operator of matrices?

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Undergrad Question on reducing 3 equations with 3 unknowns

  • majon
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Graduate Equidistribution of points on a sphere

  • iironiic
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Graduate Finding A in Non-Square Matrices: Pseudo Inverse vs Gradient Search

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Undergrad Is There a Recognizable Pattern in the Distribution of Prime Numbers?

  • Adrian Reef
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Undergrad Why is T(1)=2 in the matrix of a linear mapping?

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Graduate Linear algebra question, quadratic forms.

  • enfield
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Graduate Is Real Numbers an Ordered Field Under <?

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Graduate Distance between two linear subspaces

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Graduate Is this a short, marvelous proof of Fermat's Last Theorem?

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What is an Abelian group and why is it useful in mathematics?

  • QuestForInsight
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Graduate Linear Operator T on Vector Space V: Unique Matrix A in Ordered Bases B

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Graduate Finding Anti-commuting Complex structures

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Notation for Element-Wise Matrix Operations

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Graduate Minkowski Metric and the Sign of the Fourth Dimension

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Undergrad Linear system of equations and its solution(s)

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Undergrad Cross product and matrix multiplication

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Graduate Product Groups and their dimensions

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Graduate Simple linear algebra problem (points on circle for a given vector and angle)

  • skydave
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Undergrad Trying to derive a transformation Matrix from a set of known points

  • mmacferrin
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Undergrad Solving Integer Cubes & Squares: 7k & 3k?

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Graduate Work on unit vector notation for matrices?

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Undergrad Prove (n(n+1)(2n+1))/6 is Integer - Div Alg

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Graduate Riemann sphere in infinite dimensional space?

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Rank of the product of two matrices

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Undergrad Another reminder on finding eigenvectors

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Graduate Repeated Eigen Values and their Eigen Vectors

  • blondii
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Graduate What Basis Spans Square Integrable Functions with Exponential Tails on [0,∞)?

  • cfp
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Graduate Developing Inner Product in Polar Coordinates via metric

  • gordon831
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Graduate Representation theory question

  • VantagePoint72
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Graduate Finding Linearly Dependent Rows in a Large Matrix

  • Big Data Alan
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Graduate Proving Closure of Set of Operators w/ Property P Under Addition

  • Crot
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Undergrad Learn Determinants: Visualizing What are Determinants & How to Use Them

  • tamtam402
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Graduate Why do we only work with vector space isomorphisms over a fixed field?

  • christoff
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Graduate How to Prove an Inequality Involving a Hermitian Negative Definite Matrix?

  • marcosdnm
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Graduate Matrix Algebra: Info on M^{-1}_{i} M_{j} + M^{-1}_{j} M_{i} = 2\delta_{ij} I

  • JustMeDK
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Graduate 90 - The Only Deficiently Perfect Imperfect Number ?

  • Anti-Crackpot
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How Can Basis Vectors Simplify Real-World Problems?

  • matqkks
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Graduate What is the purpose of this matrix operator?

  • operationsres
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Graduate Relationship between the eigenvalues of a matrix acting on different spaces.

  • Daron
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Graduate Every prime greater than 7 can be written as the sum of two primes

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Undergrad Why isn't 80 mod (-11) equal to 3?

  • Arixal
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Graduate Dimension of a multivariate polynomial space

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Undergrad Vector intersecting other vectors in a specific manner

  • HKragh
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Graduate Understanding Equation XI.31 in Lie Algebras

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Undergrad Prove that this number is not a prime number

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Undergrad Is it always possible to find the G.C.D of two polynomials?

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Graduate By Listing Them Randomly, Could we Count the Irrationals?

  • middleCmusic
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Graduate Problem with SU(3) generators's trace

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High School Repeated elements within a group - possible?

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Undergrad Can someone explain why the exponents behave like this

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Graduate Determinat formula in Einstein notation

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High School Classifying a group into two different ways

  • Aaron H.
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Graduate A Possible Proof for Brocard's Problem

  • Joseph Fermat
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Undergrad Proofs in Algebra vs Proofs in Analysis

  • Fizicks1
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Undergrad What are the Eight Weight Combinations that Can Weigh up to 3280g?

  • look416
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Graduate Trouble with deducing the contradiction

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Graduate How to compute the determinant of this matrix?

  • Charles49
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Undergrad What kind of mathematical order is this?

  • matthew180
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Graduate Torsion-free simple linear group

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Graduate Right-handed, left-handed systems for different coordinate systems, et al

  • spaghetti3451
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Undergrad Inverting a system of equations technique?

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Graduate Wigner's little group, massless case

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Does the elegant proof to the Fermats last theorem exists?

  • robert80
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Graduate New approach to FLT Proof for prime powers of n

  • robert80
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Undergrad Pivot Variables in Reduced Row Echelon Form

  • vanmaiden
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Undergrad Context Free Grammar (eliminate the unit of production rules)

  • zulkifli
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Can the Algebraic Result of a Dot Product be Applied to Vectors?

  • veronica1999
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Graduate Sums of Legendre Symbols Question

  • doubleaxel195
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Graduate How can one prove P(τ)S(τ) = S(τ)P(0)?

  • tutumar
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High School How does the exponential function work?

  • martin f
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Undergrad Multiplication Of Vectors with a Vector As An Element

  • Fribbles
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How Do Dot and Cross Products Enhance Backface Culling in Java Graphics?

  • matqkks
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Graduate How Does the Euler Totient Function Apply to Multiplicative Proofs?

  • hawaiifiver
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Undergrad Defining an ellipse with the major axis and a point

  • Luan Potter
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Square root in Q(root 2) means its in Z[root 2]

  • caffeinemachine
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Graduate Pseudoinverse - change of basis?

  • kviksand81
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Solving this system of equations.

  • jasonc
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Graduate Normal matrix that isn't diagonalizable; counterexample?

  • algebrat
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High School Where Can I Find More Information on Patterns in Mathematics?

  • Square1
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Graduate Another interesting number theory tidbit

  • Mathguy15
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Graduate Solving a three-variable Diophantine

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Splitting field does not seem to exist... :O

  • caffeinemachine
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Graduate Least squares approximation: Is smaller normal distance always better?

  • DaleSwanson
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Can Vectors Be The Key to Motivating Students in a Linear Algebra Course?

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Mathematical Iteration for Alignment of 4 Points

  • Ashraf_Robot
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Determinants in Introductory Linear Algebra Courses

  • matqkks
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Graduate What Are General Linear Transformations of p Vectors from R(n) to R(m)?

  • vish22
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Undergrad Column picture for representing a system of equations

  • vanmaiden
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High School How does a matrix times a vector yield a vector?

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Graduate How Do You Prove the Dimension of a Direct Sum Equals the Sum of Dimensions?

  • jecharla
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Graduate Deriving the Formula for the nth Term of the Fibonacci Sequence Using Matrices

  • jd12345
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Undergrad The importance of determinants in linear algebra.

  • matqkks
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Undergrad Revisiting an old problem with startling new mathematical results

  • manuelsmarin
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Graduate Comparing definitions of groups, rings, modules, monoid rings

  • algebrat
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Graduate A pseudo-orthogonalization process

  • sunjin09
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Basis for the eigenspace corresponding

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Prove that G is a p-group iff every element of G has order a power of p

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