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Graduate Matrix representation of a group

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High School Why does the equation ((x+1)(x-1))/(x-1)=3 give x=1 and x=2?

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High School Does this reasoning ever reach infinity? 0<1<2<3<4<5

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Graduate Orthogonal Complement to the Kernel of a Linear Transformation

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Undergrad How to know whether the least squares approximation exitsts.

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Undergrad Is the trivial solution a unique solution?

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Graduate Homomorphisms as structure-preserving maps

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Graduate How Does the Circle Group Influence Linear Transformations in a Sin-Cos Basis?

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Undergrad Prove if a belongs R, then (a^2)^1/2= |a|?

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Graduate Mathematica: Eigenvalues for a large symbolic matrix

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Undergrad Orientating objects to align with a specific axis

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Graduate Space of continuous functions C[a,b]

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Graduate A stupid question on norm and trace of fields

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Graduate Proving x³ = y² – 15 has only two positive integer solutions

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Graduate Abelian groups of order 20 and 200 up to isomorphism

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Graduate Proving a Schur product matrix is nonsingular

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Graduate How is a non-quadratic matrix singular?

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High School Why is the factorial of 0 equal to 1?

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Graduate Solutions to equations in the padic integers (rationals)

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Graduate Infinite-dimensional vector spaces and their bases

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Graduate Isomorphism of Hom_K(V,K) and Hom_K(V⊗V,K)

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Graduate Every nonzero vector space can be viewed as a space of functions

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Graduate Spaces of continuous functions and Wronskians

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Undergrad Why does commuting matrices have same eigenvectors?

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Graduate How to find vector coordinates in non-orthogonal systems?

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Graduate Sum over primes asymtotics

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High School Elaboration on matrix operations.

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Graduate Conjecture about p! mod p² for primes

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Graduate How Can Optimal Bounds for Sum of Reciprocals Between Two Numbers Be Determined?

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Graduate Is the Goldbach Conjecture part of a larger pattern?

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Graduate Is a Cayley Table a Reliable Indicator of a Finite Set Being a Group?

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Graduate Is the Proof for Rank(T) = Rank(L_A) Correct?

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Graduate Why Is There an Isomorphism on Sets If They Lack Algebraic Structure?

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Graduate How to Prove the Limit of a Logarithmic Function Ratio?

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Graduate Hensel's lemma (Understanding it's Proof)

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Graduate Division algorithm in A[x] (A NOT a field)

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Graduate Is pi harder to compute than e in number theory?

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High School Rational Numbers: Is Any Whole Number a Rational?

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Graduate Is the Twin Prime Conjecture Finally Proven? A Scientist's Perspective

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Graduate When products of 4×4 reflection matrices avoid eigenvalue 1?

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Graduate What Matrix is This? References for Structured Matrix

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Undergrad Determinants By Row Reduction/Row Echelon Form

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Graduate Can a New Formula Factorize Large Prime Products in a Single Step?

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Undergrad Anyone know how to solve a quintic or quartic?

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Graduate Do I Understand Parametric Equations for Lines and Planes Correctly?

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Graduate Quadratic forms with p-adic coefficient

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Graduate Is k[x²,x³] a Dedekind domain? Verifying Noetherian and dimension 1?

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Graduate Sequence of integers and arithmetic progressions

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Undergrad Is a Matrix Invertible in Modular Arithmetic if det(A) and n are Coprime?

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Undergrad Understand Vectors: Math Made Simple

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Graduate Partial fractions with negative powers of z

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Graduate Understanding Tensor Products: From Dyads to Triads and Beyond

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High School Integral solution to pi numeric result

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Graduate Solving Rational Dependence in Vector Spaces

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High School What is the concrete meaning of the imaginary number i in math?

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Graduate Why is the action of SU(n) on U(n)/O(n) transitive?

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Graduate Is NH Always a Normal Subgroup of G When N and H Are Normal Subgroups?

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Graduate Are compact operators on H isomorphic to 4×4 matrices of compact operators?

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Graduate Is There a User-Friendly Program for Checking Radical Ideals in Polynomials?

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Graduate What does Up to Isomorphism mean?

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Graduate Are Unitary Transformations Always Linear?

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Undergrad Is Row Echelon Form an Upper Triangular Matrix?

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Graduate What is the relationship between det(M) and det(X+iY)?

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Undergrad The square root of a 2x2 matrix

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Undergrad How to plot T2 vs T1 when all three variables in 0.02q=T1-T2 are unknown

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Graduate Is Squaring an Equation Adequate for Proof in Analysis?

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Graduate Is A/B' = A/B a Sufficient Condition for B' = B in Abelian Groups?

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Graduate Simple worked examples for linear algebraic groups

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Undergrad Can you give me a least squares example?

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Graduate Real matrix Q for similar 2x2 matrices with complex similarity

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High School Faster methods for computing 3x3 determinants

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Graduate Subspace of A and a matrix formed by row operation

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Graduate Linear Algebra Proof, Is it correct?

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Graduate Proving the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality with summation notation

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High School Need something solving PROBLEM AHOY

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Graduate Can Randomness Be Proven in Sequences of Numbers?

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High School Solve Linear Equation for Extra Credit: f(x+a)=f(x^2+a)

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High School Finding errors in my LCM proof

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Graduate Solution to an eigenvalue problem ?

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Graduate What is the significance of duality in vector spaces?

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Graduate Invariant Subspace: Understanding Definitions

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Graduate Is Every Element in a Finite Commutative Ring a Unit or Zero-Divisor?

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Graduate Need material to study Galois theory

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Undergrad Easy way of checking for matrix invertability?

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Undergrad Silly Matrix Algebra/Regression Question

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Undergrad Are Cyclic Groups with x^n = 1 the Only Finite Groups?

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Why does this theorem seem so simple when it's supposedly important?

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Graduate Understanding Halmos's Definition of Tensor Product of Vector Spaces

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Undergrad Physical interpretation of a determinate?

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Graduate Solutions of a particular equation

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Undergrad Is the Range of a Countable Function also Countable?

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Undergrad Proving Invertibility of a Matrix: Ax=e1

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Graduate Dirichlet Inverse: Find G in Terms of F

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Undergrad Finding perpendicular separating axes for polygon intersection detection

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Undergrad Reduced row echelon form question

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Graduate Diophantine equation x^4 - y^4 = 2 z^2

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Undergrad Is direct product of subgroups a subgroup?

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Graduate Does the Grothendieck group construction produce minimal cardinality?

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Graduate How to probe the group SU(2) is simply connected?

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Graduate Isomorphisms and Actions: Can a Bijection Preserve Group Actions?

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