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Graduate Equivalence Relations and Quotient Sets - Verifying a Claim

matheater
Jun 3, 2008 · Replies 2 · Jun 3, 2008

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Undergrad Trouble comprehending the empty set

samp
May 28, 2008 · Replies 10 · Jun 3, 2008

Replies: 10

Graduate Where Can I Find Resources for Learning Set Theory and Topology?

Izzhov
Apr 12, 2007 · Replies 30 · May 31, 2008

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Graduate Help - Combinatorics cause heavy computing

einarbmag
May 28, 2008 · Replies 12 · May 30, 2008

Replies: 12

Graduate Is the Axiom of Infinity Necessary for Proving 2 + 2 = 4 in ZF Set Theory?

CRGreathouse
May 29, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 29, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Recalling a Theorem in Applied Mathematics: Help Needed | Information Theory

Gokul43201
May 26, 2008 · Replies 7 · May 29, 2008

Replies: 7

Undergrad Negation elimination rule in natural deduction

drguildo
May 22, 2008 · Replies 39 · May 29, 2008

2

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Graduate Membership Chains: Why Length Is at Most Omega

Dragonfall
May 28, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 28, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad What Are the Odds of an Event Occurring in Multiple Trials?

Poop-Loops
May 26, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 27, 2008

Replies: 6

Graduate Terminal Objects: Defining & Identifying

icantadd
May 23, 2008 · Replies 8 · May 27, 2008

Replies: 8

Undergrad I don't understand the exponential distribution at all

samh
May 25, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 26, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad Unable to solve (Gamma Distribution)

euler_fan
May 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 25, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Find Exact Confidence Intervals: Tips & Techniques

logarithmic
May 25, 2008 · Replies 3 · May 25, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate Categorical approach to probability?

icantadd
May 23, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 24, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad Optimizing Poker Strategies: The Impact of Cooperation in Hold'em Poker

motorhead
May 21, 2008 · Replies 14 · May 22, 2008

Replies: 14

Undergrad What Does Order Mean in the Context of Finite Sets?

Shing
May 22, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 22, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad How Many Unique Outcomes with 5 Dice Ignoring Order?

gravenewworld
May 20, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 20, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Is an Explicit Well-Ordering for the Reals Possible?

mathboy
Feb 10, 2008 · Replies 16 · May 20, 2008

Replies: 16

Undergrad Combinations and probability distributions

SavvyAA3
May 17, 2008 · Replies 5 · May 19, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Cartesian product of cartesian products

Simfish
May 15, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 17, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Is the Distribution of Unbiased Estimates the Same as the Statistic?

yhp266
May 16, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 16, 2008

Replies: 2

High School Understanding Statistics and Parameters for Students

danago
May 15, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 16, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Notation for mixed strategies in Game Theory

Simfish
May 16, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 16, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Showing Surreal Numbers as a Proper Class

Dragonfall
May 11, 2008 · Replies 13 · May 15, 2008

Replies: 13

Undergrad High performance library for set operations?

nn4l
May 14, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 14, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate What is X? Ordered Proper-Class-Sized Sequence

Dragonfall
May 12, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Vector Space Axioms: 4 Rules to Redefine

pjallen58
May 13, 2008 · Replies 3 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate 2nd order logic and mathematics?

tgt
May 13, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Understanding the Basics of Set Theory and Nul-ary Operators for Self-Education

Bob3141592
May 9, 2008 · Replies 7 · May 12, 2008

Replies: 7

Graduate ZF Axiom of Infinity: Natural Numbers Exist

CRGreathouse
May 11, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 12, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Which axioms of ZF are needed for Cantor's theorem?

Dragonfall
May 9, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 11, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad Constantly flipping a coin would at some point result

Holocene
May 8, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 10, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Probability over a period of time

cdux
Feb 17, 2008 · Replies 8 · May 9, 2008

Replies: 8

Undergrad What is the Intersection of Two Sets with Real Number Elements?

Diffy
May 8, 2008 · Replies 7 · May 9, 2008

Replies: 7

Undergrad Empty Set: A Closer Look at \phi= {}

Bob3141592
May 9, 2008 · Replies 3 · May 9, 2008

Replies: 3

Undergrad How to Cluster Latitude/Longitude Data of Suburbs with Same Names?

trip6
May 7, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 8, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Help with Cantor-Schroder-Berstein theorem please

mathprincess
May 4, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 8, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad Is the observed result significantly different from the expected result?

PleaseHelpMe
May 6, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 8, 2008

Replies: 6

Undergrad Binomial distribution notation

rock.freak667
May 7, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 7, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad Probability of stealing a base Question

aj1767
May 7, 2008 · Replies 3 · May 7, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate What Is E{x|x+y+z=1} for Independent Standard Normal Variables?

purplebird
May 4, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 6, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Moment Generating Functions and Probability Density Functions

arunma
Nov 10, 2006 · Replies 4 · May 6, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Proof of Multiplicative Inverses of Coprime Numbers via Euclidean Algorithm

miccol999
May 5, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 5, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate What Are Real Valued Functions on Arbitrary Sets in Vector Spaces?

matheinste
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 5 · May 5, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Solving Function Problems: Intersection and Cardinality | Tips and Tricks

binks01
May 3, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 4, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Is the Axiom of Choice Necessary for Well-Ordering the Reals?

dmuthuk
Apr 22, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 2, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Find c for Random Variable: E(X), E(X^2), E(1/X) & Var(X)

Firepanda
Apr 29, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 2, 2008

Replies: 6

Graduate Is the Equality of Aleph Null and Aleph One Proven Through Factorials?

Doom of Doom
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 1, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Probability proof - what formulas are needed here?

SavvyAA3
Apr 27, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 1, 2008

Replies: 4

High School Proving 1>0: Why Does the Contradiction Method Fail?

mrroboto
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 22 · Apr 30, 2008

Replies: 22

Graduate Service Levels of a datacenter, assigning probabilities

J.M.
Apr 28, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 30, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Deriving the Characteristic Function of the Gaussian Distribution

tuanle007
Apr 28, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 30, 2008

Replies: 5

Graduate Normal and power law distributions

erszega
Apr 29, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 29, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad Solving K Complete Graph: Edges & Vertices Ratio

chaotixmonjuish
Apr 29, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 29, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate What is the most intuitive way to define an ordered pair?

Swapnil
Sep 24, 2006 · Replies 8 · Apr 28, 2008

Replies: 8

Graduate Ultrafilters and Similar Structures

Dragonfall
Apr 24, 2008 · Replies 20 · Apr 28, 2008

Replies: 20

Undergrad The probability of a rise or fall in blood pressure?

LDThompson
Apr 28, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 28, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate How can we resolve the paradox of representing countable sets with bits?

dodo
Apr 27, 2008 · Replies 12 · Apr 28, 2008

Replies: 12

Graduate A brief question about big-O notation

Santa1
Apr 25, 2008 · Replies 9 · Apr 27, 2008

Replies: 9

The Mystery of the ARROW: Can Someone Explain?

tuanle007
Apr 27, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 27, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad Question on the maximum probability of CDF?

holymackerel
Apr 26, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 27, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Is the proposition about injectivity and set intersection valid?

daveyinaz
Apr 25, 2008 · Replies 10 · Apr 25, 2008

Replies: 10

High School What exactly do the signs <=> and => mean?

ehj
Apr 22, 2008 · Replies 10 · Apr 25, 2008

Replies: 10

Undergrad Discrete math venn diagram proof

leilei
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Complement of Universal Turing Machine - Does this exist?

controlfreak
Apr 21, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Relative Earnings of Male and Female Restaurant Staff in 1999: Box Plots

LAYAN-2008
Apr 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Calculating Probability of Valve Failure in Q5: Exponential Distribution Model

abba02
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 23, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad How Does Imposing Restrictions on Passwords Affect their Keyspace?

kenewbie
Apr 22, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 23, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Help with Calculating Central Moments of E[(x^3 + 7x^2)^3]

tuanle007
Apr 22, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 22, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Well-Ordering Hereditarily Finite Sets

Dragonfall
Apr 22, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 22, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Expectation of Negative Binomial Distribution

GregA
Apr 21, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 22, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate Well-ordered set of Natural Numbers

sujoykroy
Apr 20, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 20, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad Is this probability exercise really a fair bet?

kbaumen
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 29 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 29

Graduate Do Infinite Sets K Have Equal Cardinalities for Permutations and All Functions?

moo5003
Apr 18, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Can the Infinite Monkey Theorem Predict Pi's Digits in Phi's Expansion?

Diffy
Apr 18, 2008 · Replies 9 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 9

Graduate Calculating Additive Probabilities: A Normal Distribution Approach

natski
Apr 15, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 18, 2008

Replies: 6

Graduate Is Set Theory Based on Circular Reasoning?

gop
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 17, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Is Y Gamma-Distributed If Y = 1 + X Where X ~ Gamma(k, θ)?

ayazkhan
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 16, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Example exercises and answers for predicate logic inference (+ FOL in general)

vasra
Apr 10, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 16, 2008

Replies: 3

Undergrad Set contains elements that are *themselves* sets

cepheid
Apr 15, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 15, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Need sum help (information theory)

Adeimantus
Apr 8, 2008 · Replies 9 · Apr 15, 2008

Replies: 9

High School Comparison between 2 or more quantities

dibilo
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 13, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Splitting an infinite set into two equal infinite subsets.

mathboy
Apr 12, 2008 · Replies 34 · Apr 13, 2008

2

Replies: 34

Undergrad Did I Calculate the Standard Deviation and Probabilities Correctly?

jim1174
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Minimum Value of Absolute Deviation

maverick280857
Apr 11, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 11, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Solve Basic Sets Question: Abbott's Understanding Analysis

DavidWhitbeck
Apr 10, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 11, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Bayes' Theorem: Research by a Clergyman on God's Existence

dexteronline
Apr 9, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 9, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate What is the Distribution of Z When X and Y are Independent N(0, 1) Variables?

johnny872005
Apr 2, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 9, 2008

Replies: 6

Graduate Var of Sum of Random Variables when n is a Random Variable?

jimmy1
Jan 8, 2008 · Replies 7 · Apr 9, 2008

Replies: 7

Undergrad Expected number of blue balls drawn from a sack of m red balls and n blue balls?

Somefantastik
Mar 22, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 9, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad How Does Adding a Fourth Door Affect the Monty Hall Problem?

cookiecrunch
Apr 5, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 9, 2008

Replies: 5

Graduate Basic Probability-Measurable function, could anyone help me?

aroma
Apr 5, 2008 · Replies 24 · Apr 8, 2008

Replies: 24

Graduate Stationary distribution of Markov chain

Pere Callahan
Apr 8, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 8, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Solving a Complex Quiz Algorithm

cesarcesar
Apr 7, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 8, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Distribution of Log of Random Variable

andrewcheong
Apr 8, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 8, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad Solve Tricky Urn Problem: 2 Red Balls Probability

learning2math
Apr 5, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 7, 2008

Replies: 6

Undergrad How Do Probabilities Determine the Winner in Multi-Contestant Sports Events?

plymouth
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 6, 2008

Replies: 6

Undergrad Calculating Probability of Subsea Compressor System Failure

abba02
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 5, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Determining Confidence for Different Population Samples - GT

glok_twen
Mar 23, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 5, 2008

Replies: 6

High School How to find how many people seeing only indians film

shishir47
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 4, 2008

Replies: 1

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