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Undergrad Linear dependence of square matrices

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Graduate How do I numerically compute a state-space equation?

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Graduate Efficient Goldbach Partitions Formula with Intuitive Reasoning

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Graduate Observation: A Prime / Mersenne / (Ramanujan) Triangular Number Convolution

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High School Why were the Greek and Roman systems of numbers not used for actual calculation?

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Graduate How Can We Determine the Inverse Image of Euler's Totient Function?

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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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