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He means what happens when you sum 1 + 2 + 3 + ... n-2 + n-1 + n n + n-1 + n-2 + ... + 3 + 2 + 1

Homework Statement (This problem is from the Spivak 2nd Ed. I had to translate it from spanish since my book is in spanish) If x_1, \ldots, x_n are different numbers, find a polynomial function f_i of n-1 degree that takes value 1 on x_i and 0 in x_j for j \neq i. Indication: the product...

C is not random and is not going anywhere anytime soon. Although you might beneficiate more from a intro to computer science, C is never a bad option. You can learn C in two hours but it takes a lifetime to master :-).

Thanks for the advice man. I like your attitude towards math. I'll try to follow it. I live in Venezuela (it is not AS bad as you might think but it's pretty bad). I might have generalized the process of getting in a college a little bit. It might not be such a white and black process, but...

Hello everybody. I have been following these forums for a while already but I have never really posted anything. So this is my first post. Anyways, few days a go I found on my dad's shelf Calculus by Spivak 2nd Ed. I thought I could read a bit on it and tackle some exercises just to open my...