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High School Optimizing Electricity Generation with a Stationary Bicycle Generator
Hey all, I'm looking to build a stationary bicycle generator as a fun weekend project but have a couple of questions I can't figure out the answer to. It will be a regular bicycle with the rear wheel elevated and fixed to a stand. A belt will be attached to the wheel and the shaft of an... -
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Undergrad What Are Engaging Math Project Ideas for a Statistics Major?
Haha don't worry. I hike, fish, bike, and run all on a regular basis :)- williampb
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Undergrad What Are Engaging Math Project Ideas for a Statistics Major?
I've taken differential equations and linear algebra. I have a book on 2-person game theory but have yet to read it haha. I'd love to hear your ideas.- williampb
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Undergrad What Are Engaging Math Project Ideas for a Statistics Major?
I'm a mathematics major with a stats concentration going into my junior year of college, but now it's summer. I'm not taking any summer courses and frankly I'm bored. I've been studying statistics and probability in my spare time, sometimes a little number theory, but I need a project. I've sat...- williampb
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Graduate How Can the Fibonacci Sequence Be Proved by Induction?
I've been having a lot of trouble with this proof lately: Prove that, F_{1}F_{2}+F_{2}F_{3}+...+F_{2n}F_{2n+1}=F^{2}_{2n+1}-1 Where the subscript denotes which Fibonacci number it is. I'm not sure how to prove this by straight induction so what I did was first prove that...- williampb
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra