What does a bivariate cubic polynomial look like? [more inside]
posted by tybeet on Jul 13, 2011 - 9 answers

Math and science geeks, does this fake equation make sense? 'delta' = c ... meaning "change is constant". [more inside]
posted by attercoppe on May 15, 2011 - 33 answers

What does it mean to raise a number to an imaginary power? [more inside]
posted by slappy_pinchbottom on Mar 16, 2011 - 29 answers

The solution to 12 = x - (square root of x) is 16, but how do I manipulate the equation to show that? [more inside]
posted by Wanderboy on Feb 23, 2011 - 47 answers

Math Filter: I am trying to find a name for this equation. I am not sure if I can solve it given the information that I currently have. [more inside]
posted by occidental on Jan 17, 2011 - 14 answers

I need help understanding the "principle domain" (a term only my professor seems to use) of a polar function. That is, how do I find the smallest value delta such that [0,delta] plots all of the unique points on the curve; any values greater than delta re-trace points. I suspect that if MeFi could identify the more common name for this, uh, procedure, I'd be set.
posted by phrontist on Aug 4, 2010 - 10 answers

I'm looking for some help with a math equation / algorithm I'm trying to create. I'm a programmer by trade and not very good at math so I'd like some help with this or perhaps a site where I could pay someone to come up with the equation I'm looking for. I considered rentacoder or elance however I'd be concerned if the companies there had the proper math knowledge. A lot of claims get made on those sites that turn out to be false. [more inside]
posted by JohnGL on Jul 3, 2008 - 6 answers