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    How can I improve my proof-writing skills?

    Alright. I'm actually working on it right now, but will start a new thread when I'm done.
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    How can I improve my proof-writing skills?

    Don't get how to write proofs! I'm a high school student who really wants to major in mathematics. I love reading proofs, but when the book [What is Mathematics by Courant] asks me to do proofs, I have absolutely no idea of where to start. Should I just give up my aspiration to major in math...
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    Tingly feeling in brain after solving hard problem?

    Do you guys ever get this tingly feeling in your brain after you spend a long time trying to figure out how to solve a problem (eg mathematical proof) and finally getting it?
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    Schools Is AP Physics like College Physics?

    I'm a senior currently taking AP Physics C: Mechanics and really like the class, and am thinking about majoring in it in college. However, I know that college math is nothing like high school math. Is college physics similar to AP Physics C?
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    Prove f(P) = 0 for Any Point P in the Plane | Putnam A1 Question Help

    I don't understand how adding them equals zero.
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    Prove f(P) = 0 for Any Point P in the Plane | Putnam A1 Question Help

    Question: Let f be a real-valued function on the plane such that for every square ABCD in the plane, f(A) + f(B) + f(C) + f(D) = 0. Does it follow that f(P ) = 0 for all points P in the plane? Answer: Yes, it does follow. Let P be any point in the plane. Let ABCD be any square with...
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    Simple concept help: Pulley and Net Torque

    Homework Statement A ball (hollow sphere) of radius .11m and mass .444kg is mounted on a frictionless axle. A massless cord is wrapped around the ball supporting an object of mass .02kg. Find the angular acceleration of the wheel, linear acceleration of the object and tension in the cord...
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    Can't prove generalized De Morgan's Law

    Homework Statement Let B be a non-empty set, and supose that {Sa : a\inB} is an B- indexed family of subsets of a set S. Then we have, (\cup a\in B Sa)c = \bigcapa\in B Sac. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I tried to show that the two were both subsets of each...
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