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Undergrad Recommend a good book on complex analysis?
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Graduate Betti numbers and euler characterstic?
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Graduate Rigorization of analysis and calculus in the 19th century and since
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Graduate Calculating Homology Groups of RP(2)
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Graduate Limit in closure, topology stuff
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Graduate Topology Question (Normal Spaces)
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Graduate Proof of Compactness in X: C is Contained in F
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Undergrad So the question would be:What is the difference between absolute value and norm?
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Graduate Is U-A Open and A-U Closed in Topological Spaces?
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Graduate Is every component of a product of Hausdorff spaces also Hausdorff?
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Graduate How Do Riemann and Lebesgue Integrals Compare in Integration Theory?
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Graduate What is the dimension of a topological space?
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Graduate Using Liouville's Theorem to Show f is Constant
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Graduate Proving Equality of Subspace Topologies: A Topological Lemma Approach
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Graduate Is a Function with Two Non-Commutative Periods Necessarily Constant?
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Graduate Unique Partition of Evenly Covered Sets in Algebraic Topology
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Undergrad Why are there two square roots of -1 in complex numbers?
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Graduate Surjectivity of Induced Homomorphism in Algebraic Topology
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Graduate Find a function f(z) such that f(f(z)) = exp(z)
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Graduate What does S^1 X S^1 really mean?
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Graduate What is compactness and how does it relate to uniform continuity?
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Graduate Non planar simplicial homology?
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Undergrad Triangle Inequality Proof theorem
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Graduate What is the motivation behind homology?
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Graduate Complex powers/logarithmic spirals
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Graduate Queer questions about topology
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Graduate Why is the infinite Cartesian product of [0,1] with itself not countably based?
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Undergrad Uses of Topology: Learn What It Can Do
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Graduate Contraction of a Line Segment Using Average Point
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Graduate Is Multi-Valued Functions a Misnomer?
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Graduate Is it true that ||z| - |w|| \leq |z + w| ?
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Graduate Proving Open and Closed Sets: A How-to Guide
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Graduate Sequence that has a subsequence that converges towards any value in R
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Graduate Countable But Not Second Countable Topological Space
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Graduate Why is it fine to assume .5 | x - 4 | < e in an epsilon-delta proof?
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Graduate In the derivation of a cycloid - problem in Stewart
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Graduate Question about topology in study of electricity
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Graduate Where does this inequality come from?
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Graduate Real Analysis- least upper bound and convergence
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Graduate How supposed I imagine the following equations?
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Graduate Question about some terminology
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High School Understanding the Basics of Complex Numbers
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Undergrad What is the difference between norm and modulus?
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Graduate What is the Dedekind section definition of a lower bound?
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Graduate What is the role of Dedekind cuts in defining the real numbers?
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Graduate Is every subspace of a connected space connected?
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Graduate An set without limit points - Necessarily closed?
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Graduate Does dividing a function by a smooth function result in a smooth function?
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Undergrad Trig functions on complex numbers?
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High School What's the deal with imaginary numbers?
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Graduate Computing Relative Homology Groups from a Given Map
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Graduate Proving Triviality of pi_1(S^n;e) in Algebraic Topology
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Undergrad Is 2 pi i equal to 0, contradicting the fact that pi and i cannot equal 0?
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Undergrad Cancelling Confusion with Complex Numbers and De Moivre's Theorem
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Graduate Computing the homology of R^3 - S^1
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Graduate Riemann surface, elliptic curves
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Graduate How is the Void Open in the Topology of R^n?
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Graduate For help, A simple question about topology
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Undergrad What is 'cluster point' in french?
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Undergrad What is the Formula for Multiplying Complex Numbers in Polar Form?
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Graduate Proof: Complex Number w^2+(5/w)-2=0 is Purely Imaginary
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Graduate Worldsheet and complex analysis stuff
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Undergrad Converting Complex Numbers to Trigonometric Identities
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Graduate What is the Definition of a Conic in Complex Projective 2 Space?
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Graduate Graphing Euler Relationship as exponential spiral
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Graduate Prove Injectivity of x^x Function?
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Undergrad Calculating the Imaginary Part of (1-2i)^2-i
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Undergrad Complex Numbers: Solving 2^(8n)exp^(2niπ)=2^(8n)
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High School Solving Complex Numbers: How Does 1 + i Equal √2?
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Graduate Fully Developed Areas in Mathematics
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Graduate + infinity and - infinity join ?
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Graduate Trouble understanding the path-homotopy equivalence class
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Graduate Can the reals be characterized by topological properties?
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Undergrad What is the Root of i? A Surprising Discovery for a 3rd Year Physics Student
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High School Are Infinite Points on a Straight Line Just One Point?
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Undergrad Solving for z with Complex Numbers
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Undergrad Proof Complex Numbers: How to Prove |z1|^2/|z2|^2 = |z1/z2|^2
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Undergrad Is ln(-1) Equal to Zero?
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Undergrad Can sinh x = 0 and cosh z = 0 Be Solved Simultaneously?
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Undergrad What is the mathematical equation for calculating the arg function?
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Graduate Countour Integ & Fourier Transform
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Graduate Symbols for homeomorphic, isomorphic, homotopic
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Graduate Proving Real Numbers Satisfy Inequality
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Undergrad Understanding the Basics of Extended Plane and Space
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Undergrad What is a pathological function and how can it be constructed?
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Undergrad May be a stupid question, but bothering me for long time
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Graduate Why Do Different Math Textbooks Use Varying Definitions and Notations?
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Undergrad Having trouble with complex quadratic equations
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Graduate Non-trivial field limits' equivalence?
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Graduate Describing a Cyclic Space: 0 = 1
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Undergrad Square Root of Complex Numbers
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Undergrad What Distinguishes Distributions from Functions?
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Undergrad How do we know when one complex number is greater than another?
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Graduate Proving the Independence of Connected Sum on Open Discs: A Topological Approach
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Graduate Fundamental Groups of the Mobius Band
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Graduate Confirm Invtblty Property of Cont & Smooth Funcs
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Undergrad What is the second part of the question asking?
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Undergrad Complex numbers: don't understand graph of 1/z
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Undergrad Proof of Complex Numbers Re^{jθ}: R(cosθ + jsinθ)
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Graduate Understanding the Symmetry of Julia Sets: A Brief Explanation
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