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Undergrad Are these two linear maps equivalent?

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Graduate Is the Degree of Q(a) Over Q Correctly Understood?

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Undergrad How do you solve equations with matrices?

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Undergrad Diagonalization and similar matrices

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Graduate What Maps Belong to Aut(S2)/SO(3)?

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Graduate How to prove the field extension is algebraically closed

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Graduate Adding a constant times the unit matrix and eigenvalues

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Undergrad Good method for checking solutions to linear systems of equations by hand

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Graduate Coefficients of the characteristic equation

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Graduate How to solve a system of linear inequalities with absolute magnitudes?

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Undergrad AP vs. CPAP: Which is Best for Sleep Apnea?

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Graduate Is (2X,5) Really an Ideal in Z[X]?

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Graduate Difference between product and pullback

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Undergrad Discover the Pattern of PDS Numbers and Find the Nth PDS Number

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System of Equations: (2x-1)(2y-1)

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High School What is a nonconstant linear function?

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Graduate Is Every Norm on a Finite-Dimensional Vector Space Induced by an Inner Product?

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Graduate How to find subgroup of index n in a given group

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Undergrad Solbing equation A(u)=B(v) for square matrices A and B

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Graduate Showing multiplicativity for Q: Z[i] → Z/2Z

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Graduate Proof about a prime between k and 2k.

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Undergrad Can Solving n = x (mod 10x+1) Simplify Factoring Numbers?

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Graduate Is the set {cos x, cos 2x, cos 3x, ...} orthogonal under inner product?

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Graduate What is the latest on the Group Extension Problem?

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Linear independence of polynomial set.

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Graduate Efficient Anti-Triangular Matrix Multiplications

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Undergrad How Does the Variable x Relate to n in This Divisibility Problem?

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Graduate Is Physical Symmetry Limited Due To The Classification Theorem?

  • Islam Hassan
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Graduate Optimizing Bi-Linear Objective Function for Vector Fitting in Flat Space

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Undergrad Row reducing matrices before multiplication

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Graduate Is 2Z isomorphic to 4Z? (Abstract algebra)

  • AdrianZ
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What are the cosets of the ring R=Z_4[x]/((x^2+1)*Z_4[x])?

  • Stephen88
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High School Is a Matrix of Only Diagonal Ones Always Equal to its Transpose?

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Graduate Is a Quadratic Nonresidue of Odd Primes p and q Also a Nonresidue Modulo pq?

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Undergrad Solving Sum of Integers for Given Constraints

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Elements of a Ring: R Has 64 Elements

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Undergrad Graphing Cartesian Products and Unions: Set Theory Sketches

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Graduate Proof of Sylow: Let G be a Finite Group, H and K Subgroups of G

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Graduate Implicit isomorphism involved in extension/sub fields/structures?

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Undergrad Nullity of a Matrix: Find the Answer

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Graduate Edge Colouring of Bipartite Graphs: Proving Valency Equality

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Graduate 3D Transformation of Rectangle to a Plane

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Undergrad What is the Dimension of the Subspace of M2;2 with Zero Diagonal Entries?

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Graduate Is Absolute Convergence Required for Evaluating Sums over Rational Numbers?

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Can the Kernel of a Ring Homomorphism Equal 12Z or 13Z?

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Graduate What Are the Rules for Element and Subgroup Orders in Group Theory?

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High School Understanding the Paradox of 0 Divided by 0: Is it 0 or Undefined?

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Graduate Proving Non-Abelian Groups Have Unique Elements with Non-Commutative Properties

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High School Choosing the Right Point to Start Building Your Ship

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Graduate Reflections and Reflection Groups - Basic Geometry

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Graduate Having trouble working with modules

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Homomorphism of Rings & Is Map f:C->Z a Homo?

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Graduate Tensor product of exact sequences in modules

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Graduate Equivalence of definitions for regular representations

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Graduate Short Exact Sequences: Splitting

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What are the Abelian Groups of Order 1000 Containing Specific Elements?

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Graduate Discover the Proof for Primes: Solving the Mystery of Interesting Sets"

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Graduate Understanding Sylow Subgroups of S4: The Logic Behind Grouping Elements

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Graduate Showing orthonormality condition from Byron and Fuller

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Graduate Area of a Triangle and Elliptic Curves - Birch and Swinnerton Dyer Conjecture

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Graduate Euclidean Reflection Groups _ Kane's text

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Graduate How to Handle Zero Eigenvalues in the Generalized Eigenvalue Problem?

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Undergrad Matrix of a linear transformation for an integral?

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Undergrad Row Vectors vs. Column Vectors - What's the difference?

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Graduate Is {S,+,.} with S = {matrix(a,b,a-b,a)|a,b ∊ R} a Field?

  • sam_0017
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Graduate What are the orders of (x,v) and (x,u²) in A x B?

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Graduate Understanding Group Theory in Physics

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Graduate The definition of 'reducible' in Hungerford's Algebra text

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Showing a matrix constructed from a unit vector is unitary

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Graduate Are There Common Patterns in Group Elements and Associativity Axioms in Tables?

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Graduate Infinitely many primes in every row of array

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Undergrad Need for Separate Basis for Kernel: Explained by Hello

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Undergrad Can Eigenvectors of the Same Eigenvalue Be Orthogonal in a 2x2 Matrix?

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Graduate Proving Schwarz inequaltiy - how to begin

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Undergrad Is 3 Divisible by n if 3 is Divisible by n^2?

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Graduate Difficult theoretical problem on basis vectors

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Graduate How to Solve the Extended Sylvester Equation?

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Graduate Find the equivalance of AB and BC

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Graduate Find T with Subspace S as Kernel of T

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Graduate Exponent of matrix/Diagonalization of matrix with repeated eigenvalue

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Group homomorphism and subgroups

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Graduate Cancellation Law in Group Theory: Proof and Validity

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Graduate Does SO(3) Have Nontrivial Complex 2-Dimensional Representations?

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Graduate What Does Converting a Matrix to Tridiagonal Form Indicate in Practical Terms?

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Graduate Understanding Identity Elements in Abstract Binary Operations

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Graduate Proving w_i l_j = l_j for simple Weyl reflections

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Graduate Having trouble understanding a dimension reduction step in a matrix.

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Graduate What Is the Condition Number of This Piecewise Function?

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Graduate Is the Generated Set of a Group Closed Under Group Operation?

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Graduate Eigenvalue algorithms for tridiagonal matrices

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Graduate Can Abstract Algebra Inspire New Tools for Ruler and Compass Constructions?

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Undergrad Horner's Method vs (x-1)^n: Which is More Accurate for Evaluating Polynomials?

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Undergrad How Do You Solve a Parametric Vector Equation for a Line?

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Undergrad Can the Empty Set Span the Zero Subspace? Insights on Spanning Sets

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Graduate Example of PID and its maximal ideal

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Undergrad Can the Graham-Schmidt Process Start with Any Vector?

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Graduate When is A + A⁻¹ invertible if A is invertible?

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Graduate Decompose number in Gaussian interger field

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Graduate Is A + 2A^(-1) Invertible If A Is Invertible?

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Undergrad Finding the Product of Primes: A Number Theory Puzzle

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