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Limit of a Nonnegative Continuous Function
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Inequality of Determinants
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A Series Converging to a Lipschitz Function
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Neumann Boundary Value Problem in a Half Plane
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Alternating Binomial Sums
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Integration Over a Line in the Complex Plane
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A Series Representation for π
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Power Sums Limits: Evaluating $\lim_{n\to \infty}$
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Solution to a Matrix Quadratic Equation
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Hölder Continuous Maps from ##R## to a Metric Space
Jun 25, 2023
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Find Limit of $$\frac{x}{e} - \left(\frac{x}{x+1}\right)^x$$ at Infinity
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An Integral with Fractional Part
May 18, 2023
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Product of Two Finite Cyclic Groups
May 11, 2023
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Prove Hermitian Matrices Satisfy ##H^2 = H^\dagger H##
Apr 30, 2023
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Fourier Series on the Unit Interval
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A Test for Absolute Convergence of a Series
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A Linear Operator with Trace Condition
Mar 6, 2023
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Ramanujan Sums: Showing $c_n(k)$
Feb 28, 2023
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Definite Integral of a Rational Function
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Solve Linear System of ODEs: x',y' w/ Initial Conditions x(0),y(0)
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Preservation of Local Compactness
Jan 16, 2023
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An Inequality of Sylvester
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Show That the Curve is Straight
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Gaussian Integrals in Two Dimensions
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Uniformly Continuous Functions on the Real Line
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Exponential-Type Integrals
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Expected Value of a Maximum
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Support of a Finitely Generated Module
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Infinite Sequences of Sines
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A Modified Basis in an Inner Product Space
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Proof of Asymptotic Equality: $\sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n\frac{x^n}{n!} \sim ae^x$
Aug 22, 2022
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Can a Topological Space Be Homotopy Equivalent to a Cylinder?
Aug 19, 2022
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Is $SO(3)$ Path-Connected?
Jun 28, 2022
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POTW: Proving $\lim\limits_{x\to \infty} |f(x)| = \infty$
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Is Function $f$ Convex if its Hessian Matrix is Positive Semidefinite?
Aug 17, 2021
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What is the Unique Linear Functional in $M_n(\Bbb F)$ Satisfying Two Conditions?
Jun 1, 2021
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How to prove the convergence of a series with absolute values?
Apr 6, 2021
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Can You Solve the POTW for October 6, 2020?
Oct 14, 2020
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What is the solution to this week's POTW?
Oct 6, 2020
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Show that the equation $2a^3 - 7b^2 = 1$ has no solution over the integers
Jul 21, 2020
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Is $K$ Contained in the Center of $G$ if $|K|=5$ and $|G|$ is Odd?
Jun 10, 2020
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Can You Solve This Week's POTW? (April 22, 2020)
May 4, 2020
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Can Harmonic Functions Agree at All Points in a Bounded Domain?
Apr 22, 2020
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Prove the Famous Result: \(\sum_{k = 1}^\infty \frac{1}{k^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{6}\)
Jan 21, 2020
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How can you evaluate the integral of cosine raised to the fifth power?
Dec 31, 2019
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POTW: Show Odd No. of Elements $g \in G$ for which $g^3 = 1$
Sep 25, 2019
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Can compact Hausdorff sets be expanded by open sets?
Sep 14, 2019
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What is the formula for the volume of a solid unit n-sphere in n+1 dimensions?
Jul 23, 2019
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Is the Tensor Product of Flat Modules Flat?
Jul 23, 2019
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Can You Solve This Linear System of ODE with Initial Conditions?
Jun 18, 2019
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Is $g(z)$ holomorphic if $f$ is holomorphic in $G$?
Jun 12, 2019
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Is $M$ a Finite Metric Space if $BC(M)$ is a Finite Real Vector Space?
Jun 4, 2019
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What is the solution to POTW #346 - May 09, 2019?
May 21, 2019
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Can you solve this week's PDE problem?
May 9, 2019
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Is There a Simple Group of Order $2n$ for Odd $n \geq 3$?
Apr 24, 2019
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Can You Solve This Week's POTW?
Apr 24, 2019
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What are the problems for this week's POTW # 342?
Mar 22, 2019
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Is Orientability Preserved by Local Diffeomorphisms?
Mar 5, 2019
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Can You Solve This Week's POTW?
Feb 22, 2019
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What is the velocity as the last link leaves the table in POTW #339?
Feb 13, 2019
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Can an analytic function on the half plane be represented by an integral?
Feb 5, 2019
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What is the solution to POTW #337 for Jan 15, 2019?
Feb 1, 2019
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Is the one-point compactification of X-S homeomorphic to X/S?
Jan 15, 2019
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What is the proof that a commutative ring with prime proper ideals is a field?
Jan 6, 2019
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Can you solve POTW #334 - Dec 11, 2018?
Dec 18, 2018
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What is the solution to this week's POTW?
Dec 11, 2018
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Is this week's POTW correctly solved by Ackbach? Read their solution here!
Dec 5, 2018
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What is the solution for POTW #331 - Nov 13, 2018?
Nov 27, 2018
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What are the Guidelines for Submitting a Solution to POTW #330?
Nov 13, 2018
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Is Any Subgroup of a Finite Group with Smallest Prime Order Divisor Normal?
Oct 30, 2018
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Is a dense, locally compact subspace always open in a compact Hausdorff space?
Oct 23, 2018
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Why can't $u$ achieve its maximum in the interior of $\Omega$?
Oct 16, 2018
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Is a Uniformly Convergent Sequence of Bounded Functions Also Bounded?
Oct 9, 2018
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How many subspaces can be formed in a vector space over a finite field?
Oct 3, 2018
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Is the Quotient of a Banach Space by a Closed Linear Subspace also Banach?
Sep 26, 2018
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Problem Of The Week # 323 - Sep 14, 2018
Sep 20, 2018
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Are There Infinite Primes of the Form 4k + 1?
Sep 14, 2018
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What is the solution to this week's POTW?
Sep 6, 2018
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Can you solve this week's POTW problem?
Aug 31, 2018
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What is the Sum of a Series Involving Sine Squared for $0 < x < \pi$?
Aug 25, 2018
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How can you prove the number-theoretic equation $\sum_{d|n} \phi(d) = n$?
Aug 15, 2018
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What is the Solution to POTW #317?
Aug 7, 2018
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Can you solve this week's POTW #316?
Aug 1, 2018
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Is $f$ Constant if Distance Between Points is Raised to a Power Greater than 1?
Jul 25, 2018
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How can a rank 1 complex matrix be written as a product of two matrices?
Jul 18, 2018
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Is the direct sum of isomorphic commutative rings always equal in size?
Jul 11, 2018
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Can Two Solutions of a PDE be Equal with Given Boundary Conditions?
Jul 3, 2018
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What is the volume of a pyramid with given side lengths?
Jun 19, 2018
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Can any two bounded functions be transformed into a maximum of two functions?
May 31, 2018
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Given $n$ points in the plane, any listing (permutation) $p_1, p_2,\dots,p_n$
May 17, 2018
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What values of alpha make these curves tangent?
May 8, 2018
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John tosses $6$ fair coins, and Mary tosses $5$ fair coins. What is the probability that John gets more "heads" than Mary?
May 3, 2018
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What is the largest possible radius of a circle contained in a $4$-dimensional hypercube of side length $1?$
Apr 24, 2018
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Problem Of The Week # 305 - Apr 10, 2018
Apr 19, 2018
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Can one choose a winning team from each day in a round-robin tournament with no repeats?
Apr 10, 2018
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Find the locus of a point moving so that the sum of its perpendicular distances from the four lines is constant
Mar 30, 2018
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If $k$ is large, the expression above is approximately $\frac{1}{3}$.
Mar 23, 2018
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Is the Area and Radius of a Triangle Always Proportional to its Side Lengths?
Mar 16, 2018
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Can you find the limit of a complex function containing integrals and exponents?
Mar 6, 2018
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Prove that, of all the triangles which can be drawn with these points as vertices, not more than seventy percent are acute-angled.
Feb 26, 2018
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