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Graduate Contravariant vs Covariant components - misprint?

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Undergrad Why Is the Rank of a Matrix Equal to Its Number of Pivot Points?

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Graduate What does this notation mean? Linear map A = [A^\mu \nu]_\mu \nu

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Graduate Galois Groups for a system of Linear equations?

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Undergrad Is There a Method to Find the Inverse of a Singular Matrix?

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Graduate What is the Post-office Problem for n>2?

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Graduate Residue field of p-adic integers

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Graduate Proof of existence of opposite roots in semisimple algebras?

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Graduate Product of a specific sequence of prime number squares

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Undergrad Do 3 dimensional matrices exist?

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Undergrad Solving Matrix equstions of the type: AX = C (FIND The X) - (NOT HW)

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Graduate Algebra-Modules generalize Ring-Modules?

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Graduate What Does a = b (mod pZp) Mean in p-adic Numbers?

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Graduate Question regarding quadratic-like residues in (Z/pZ) .

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Graduate Group like elements of Universal enveloping algebras

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Graduate Finite Groups and Three Dimensional Pseudo Real Representations: An Exploration

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Undergrad Generating Function: Formula for Nth Term?

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Graduate Prove that (n) is divisible by (n)^(n-1)

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Graduate 2-norm Pseudoinverse Upper Bound

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Graduate If A + B = AB then AB = BA for nxn matrices

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Graduate Efficient Computation of Square Root of Covariance Matrix

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Graduate Direct product of two groups with different n-spaces

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Undergrad Projecting 3D point to 2D / view-point

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High School Complex / imaginary numbers trigonometric graphs

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Graduate Efficient Algorithm for Calculating f(x)modg(x) with Large Degrees

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Graduate Understanding Matrix Solutions: AX=B vs. AX=0

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Undergrad Any numbers being Complex numbers

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Graduate An approach to the Twin Prime Conjecture

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Undergrad Expressing Vector a as the Sum of Two Vectors Parallel and Perpendicular to b

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Graduate Generalizations of Determinants: Permanents, Immanants, etc.

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Graduate Proving non-existence of integer solutions by reducing mod p

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Undergrad Modulo division with negative power ?

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Graduate Permutations commuting with their powers

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Undergrad Transpose of a matrix with mixed indices

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Graduate What Happens if Coefficients of Kronecker Delta are Zero?

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Graduate Solving for α in equation from law of cosines

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High School Is f(x) = ax + b Truly a Linear Function?

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Undergrad Solving Equation Ʃ(ai^x -b)^2 = C

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Undergrad Finding Third Angle of Vector in XYZ Plane

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Graduate What is the difference between roots and weights in Lie algebra theory?

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Graduate Proving equality of two matrix expressions with P, R, and J

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Graduate Resetting the Affine Transformation matrix

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Undergrad GEBRA: Representation and Operations of Matrices - FAQs

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Undergrad What is the frustration with a professor's teaching style?

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Undergrad What does eigenvalues and eigenvectors mean?

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Undergrad Complex solution of a cubic function.

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Undergrad Further Maths, D1 - Dijkstra's Algorithm

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Graduate Mobius inversion of sums over integers in Edwards' Zeta Function

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Graduate Difference in Powers of Odd Primes

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Undergrad What algorithm can solve a linear minimization problem with given constraints?

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Graduate When Is the Mod2-Reduction Map Onto for Matrix Groups?

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Graduate Understanding Lie Algebra Operations: [A, B] and the meaning of ad

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Undergrad Injective and Surjective linear transformations

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Graduate Roots of Cubic Polynomials over R

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Graduate Can 3-fields be consistently defined and constructed?

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Graduate Which Homomorphisms are Injective and Surjective between Z plus and Z plus?

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Graduate Are all isomorphisms between Hilbert spaces also isometries?

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Graduate Eigenvalues of a completely disconnected graph

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Graduate Eigenvalues for a 400x400 normalized laplacian of a graph

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Undergrad Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of symmetric 2x2 matrix?

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High School Why is BEDMAS/PEMDAS a widely used convention in mathematics?

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Graduate Find the nth Term of a Generating Function

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Undergrad What are some good sources for learning abstract algebra?

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Graduate Maximal subgroup of a product of groups?

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Graduate Diagonalizing A: Is it Possible with Rational Numbers?

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Graduate Generating Function for 0,1 Sequences with Period m

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Undergrad How do change of basis matrices work in linear algebra?

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Undergrad Finding the nth Partial Sum for a Series Involving Floor and Mod Operators

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Graduate Skyline storage is only for symetric matrices?

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Graduate Can Euler's Formula Be Modified to Create a Logarithmic Spiral?

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Undergrad How do I numerically find eigenvectors for given eigenvalues?

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Graduate Notation for elementary symmetric polynomials in roots

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Graduate Inner Product for Vectors in Complex Space

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Undergrad Are determinant and characteristic polynomial of a matrix unique?

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Undergrad How Can Binary Vectors Be Ordered Through Transformation?

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Graduate Gauss Composition? and a naive composition law

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Graduate When does an operator A with Af=Mf have an inverse B?

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Graduate Can Eigenvectors Diagonalize a Matrix with Only One Eigenvalue?

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Graduate Are units considered irreducible

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Graduate How can we proof this matrix norm equality?

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Graduate How to determine an infinitely dimensional matrix is positive definite

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Undergrad Linear Programming - Separation of points

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Graduate What is Nonunique Factorization Theory in Number Theory?

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Graduate How do stabilizers and isomorphisms work in the Sn group?

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Undergrad Is it possible to extract the diagonal elements of a matrix into a vector?

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Graduate Fibonacci numbers as coefficients in three variable system of equations

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Graduate Group isomorphisms and bijective maps

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Undergrad Can a Formula Create True Randomness?

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Graduate How are the orders of a, b and ab related in a non-abelian group?

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Graduate Components of the trace operation

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High School Need program for operating on 200-digited numbers

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Graduate Generalized eigenvectors/eigenvalues

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Undergrad Whats the best software to calculate very large numbers?

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Graduate Subgroups of dihedral group and determining if normal

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Evaluating the Accuracy of (Attached) Statements

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Graduate Is a Subgroup of a Normal Subgroup Always Normal?

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Undergrad Solving z^6 = 1 using De Moivre's Theorem |z|^6(cos 6θ + isin6θ) = 1

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High School Is n(0) Always Equal to 0? A Debate on Friend's Creative Proof

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Undergrad Why the inner product of two orthogonal vectors is zero

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Graduate Rank(AB) = Rank(A)Rank(B)?The Rank Product Theorem for Matrices

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