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Graduate Gaussian Elimination Solution to the 2D Poisson Equation
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Graduate Deriving Nilpotent Matrices: I+N^-1 = I - N + N^2 - N^3...
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Undergrad Find Combined Vector Given Angles: Is It Possible?
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Graduate Is Q a Positive Definite Matrix in this Mathematical Proof?
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Graduate Is the Equivalence Relation on Complex Numbers Related to Determinants?
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High School What Are the Axioms of Algebra?
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Undergrad Are all solutions of x^4=-1 in the complex plane valid?
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Undergrad Resources for learning how to do proofs Linear algebra
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Graduate How to find the order of a matrix?
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Undergrad How are these two equal?(equation, inequality)
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Graduate Nilpotent Operator: Can e be Less Than or Equal to dim V?
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Graduate Prove that (n-1)^2 divides n^k -1
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Undergrad Significance of calculating non primes in sequence.
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Graduate Why is every finite Integral Domain a field?
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Graduate What is the geometric interpretation of matrices A^{T}A and AA^{T}?
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Undergrad Is Fractual Geometry Theory Real?
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Graduate Is t*x = x*t^(-1) for Elements of Order 2 in Any Group?
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Graduate Basic Question That Will Eat Your Brains
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Graduate Simultaneous eigenspace of non-commuting matrices
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Graduate Russell's and Frege's Definition of Number
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Graduate Is It Possible to Map Complex Numbers to Real Numbers Using a Unique Function?
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Graduate Proving Determinant of NxN Matrix All Rows & Cols Sum to 0
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Undergrad Homogeneous linear equations geometrically
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Graduate Prove x^2=1 if and only if the order of x is 1 or 2
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Undergrad Matrix Invertability & Singularity: Explained
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Graduate Homogenious Eqns: Solns Apart from Trivial Solution?
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Undergrad Vector Spaces, Polynomials Over Fields
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Graduate Square of the Riemann zeta-function in terms of the divisor summatory function.
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Graduate Does Mathematical Induction Hold for Infinite Sums?
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Undergrad How Does the Generalized Eigenvector Formula Work with Duplicate Eigenvalues?
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Undergrad Calculating Eigenvalue for 3D Matrix
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Graduate How does one calculate the Tensor product of two matricies?
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Graduate Proving Field Axioms: Help & Solutions
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Undergrad System of Equations: Is Solutions Infinite?
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Undergrad No Solution to 3 Linear Equations Using Cramer's Rule
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Graduate Quick one: \varphi{(p)}- \varphi{(p-1)}= [\varphi{(\varphi{(p)})}]^3
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High School Finding Inverse Matrix by Definition
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Graduate Does the Cross Product Have Deep Mathematical Significance?
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Graduate How can i find a bijection from N( natural numbers) to Q[X]
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Graduate How Do Proofs for Vector Spaces Over Finite Fields Work?
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Graduate Prime Divisibility Property: Proving p^2 divides a^p - b^p for Integers a and b
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Graduate Defining Bilinear, Multilinear Maps (Tensor Prod., maybe)
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Graduate Do Irreducibles Induce Algebraic Extensions?
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Undergrad Relatively prime and independent confusion
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Undergrad Simple Matrix Help: Calculate Offsets
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Undergrad Linear Least Squares: Solving 3D Data Points in C++
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Graduate Elegant solution to this vector equation?
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Graduate Elementary published (but possibly flawed) proof of FLT
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Graduate Equivalence relation on Vector Space
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Graduate Internal Direct Sum of Commutative Rings: Is I + R/I = R?
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Graduate Spectra of T and T* when T is a bounded linear operator
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Undergrad What are the interpretations of the dual map in linear algebra?
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Graduate Unravelling the Mystery of the (0,3) Symmetric Tensor
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Graduate Analytically Continue RZF Using Gamma Function: Step By Step Guide
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Graduate The clue to the proof of Riemann hypothesis
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Undergrad Can Division by Zero Be Defined in a More General Number Group?
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Graduate Value of a strange continued fraction
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Undergrad What exactly is an eigenfunction
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Undergrad Finding the Minimal L1 Norm Solution for Ax=b: A Linear Programming Approach
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Graduate Flip operator's equality to Double Fourier
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Graduate Coprime Polynomials in K[X] and C[X]
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Graduate Orthonormal Bases: Determining Coefficients for Arbitrary Vector
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Undergrad On the definition of symmetric matrices
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Undergrad Algebraic Dependence of (x,z): If (x,y,z) & (x,y) Dependent
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Graduate What are the geometric implications of inner product spaces?
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Graduate Is Differentiation an Operator That Forms a Group?
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Undergrad Non-linear LinesHow to Avoid Lying, without Confusing.
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Undergrad Is a vector space a Set?(Beginner's doubt)
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Undergrad Why Are Finite Field Sizes Always Prime Powers?
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Undergrad Getting most non-zero values near diagonal of matrix
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Graduate Matrix/vector : (A-B)s = 0 does not imply A=B
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Graduate Eigenvectors of symmetric matrices
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Graduate How is Larger Than Defined for a Complex Number in Hermitian Product?
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Graduate Are there methods for inverting non-square matrices under constraints?
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Undergrad Am I Making an Obvious Mistake with These Eigenvectors?
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Undergrad How to Prove by Mathematical Induction that 6 Divides (k^2+5)k for All k>=1?
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Graduate Hestenes' Geometric Algebra. What good is it?
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Graduate How to Extend and Calculate a Basis for the Whole Space
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Undergrad What is a linear transformation in plain english?
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Graduate Why are spinors interesting, from a Clifford algebra perspective
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Undergrad Is Ax=wKx considered an eigenvalue problem in advanced linear algebra?
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Graduate Dimension of A(Y) and Height of p in Ring Let A = k[x,y,z]
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Undergrad Field axioms with or without closure
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Graduate Mobius: Representations of SU(2,1)=U(1,1)
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Graduate Left, Right Inverses: Multiple Left Inverses and No Right Inverse?
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Graduate Group generation and normal subgroups
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Undergrad General Solutions to a Linear System
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Undergrad Simple Q about calculating Nullspace
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Graduate Is This the Correct Identity for Natural Numbers?
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Graduate How to Prove a^m ≡ a^{m-φ(m)} mod m?
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Undergrad Finding Modulus Relations in Equations
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Undergrad Unsolvable Linear Algebra System: Need Help with Least Squares Method
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Graduate Why do groups capture the essence of symmetry?
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Graduate (Non-)Cartesian Categories and Diagonal Arguments
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Undergrad Write a vector 's' in x y co-ordinate system
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Undergrad Odd Primes Congruent to 1 or 3 mod 4: Proof
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High School Properties of the Absolute Value
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Undergrad Studying Linear Algebra: Rn vs. Rm
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Graduate Compute determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix
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Graduate Representations of a noncompact group
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