Why doesn't the OED have better coverage of mathematical terms? Is this an area they want to improve on, or have they drawn a line of obscurity somewhere that just leaves out more than I expected?
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posted by ErWenn
on Oct 5, 2010 -
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Teaching filter: What's the best book or online resource for a trainee maths high school teacher, you are aware of.
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posted by 92_elements
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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MathFilter: Is there a relationship between the number of dimensions in a Euclidean space and the number of regular tessellations of that space?
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posted by jedicus
on May 2, 2010 -
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Can anyone recommend a book which explains the basics of economic theory in a way accessible to physicists/mathematicians?
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posted by snoktruix
on Apr 24, 2010 -
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"Count all the ways that 15 objects can be put into four piles so that each pile has a
different number of objects in it." Is there a smart general method for solving problems like this? Feel free to assume uniqueness/non-emptiness of the piles if it helps. (Not homework)
posted by onalark
on Apr 20, 2010 -
18 answers
I have always had difficulty with mathematics. Now I'm in my mid-thirties and have gone back to school to study engineering. Things are not going appreciably better than they did the first time I went to university. What can I do to fill the gaps I have and become a skilled problem-solver? I want to go from being a C to being an A student.
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posted by rhombus
on Mar 24, 2010 -
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my son is left handed and is finding it frustrating when doing his maths homework, because he continually needs to stop writing to lift his hand and look at the equation he is working on.
Any lefty mathy mefites with advice on how you have have learned to deal with this?
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posted by compound eye
on Mar 13, 2010 -
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Looking to teach myself the basics (and perhaps the not-so-basics) of set theory... How do I do it?
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posted by Saxon Kane
on Feb 19, 2010 -
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I want to retrain as a mathematician, I already have a masters in computer science, what's the best way forward?
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posted by Ultrahuman
on Feb 4, 2010 -
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I'm registered for a
Web Analytics class. A prerequisite is "Familiarity with basic concepts of statistics." I'm not a math person and never studied statistics. Which basic statistics concepts should learn before this class? Are there any comic books, videos, or fun resources that would help me learn?
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posted by valannc
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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Recently, someone described a 10-volume mathematics textbook series to me. The books were written by a single author, an engineer with a name that sounded Greek, and came with full worked solutions to every single problem, making them ideal for self study. Unfortunately, they could not remember its title, and my attempts to find it with Google and Amazon have failed.
Has anyone come across this series?
posted by James Scott-Brown
on Jan 29, 2010 -
13 answers
Please provide me with an *effective*, and statistically sound, table/chart listing suggested sample size guidance for associated population size
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posted by thankyoumuchly
on Jan 14, 2010 -
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I've got these 2 math problems that are driving me crazy. Business optimization. Please help.
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posted by nomnomnom
on Nov 22, 2009 -
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I am looking for a math typesetting style guide. By this I don't mean the kind of stylesheet for journal submissions that says "Be sure to use the blah-blah-blah LaTeX package and the XYZ equation environment, and our army of editorial assistants will tie up the loose ends and knock off the rough edges." (Why not? Because my advisor is involved in starting a new journal, and suddenly my labmates and I
are that army of editorial assistants.)
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posted by nebulawindphone
on Nov 4, 2009 -
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Statistics question: is it possible to test sets of cumulative data for significant differences in rate?
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posted by rollick
on Nov 4, 2009 -
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I've never seen this mathematical symbol used this way before. Can anyone tell me what it means?
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posted by mazniak
on Oct 25, 2009 -
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Can I get into a funded Math Master's or PhD program? I'm graduating from a 4-year college with my B.S. this Spring, and I'm in my mid-30's. I have good GPA at this school (about a 3.6, up to about a 3.8 in math courses specifically) and good GRE scores (720 V / 780 Q), but I have dropped a lot of courses (I've worked full time over the years while getting my degree), and back in the mid-90's I flunked out of the first university I went to.
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posted by tamaraster
on Oct 14, 2009 -
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How do you multiply probability across multiple chances? Let's say that every time you roll a die, you have a one-in-six chance of having five come up. What math would you perform to come up with the probability of five coming up at some point with the dice being rolled two times? Three? Five? Ten? (I'm using dice as a shorthand here: the actual probability figure I'm working with is 24%.)
posted by WCityMike
on Sep 16, 2009 -
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Is there a formula related to the statement "What's old becomes new again"? As middle age encroaches, it becomes harder and harder not to see history recycled and repackaged whether fashion, music, etc...
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posted by Funmonkey1
on Sep 15, 2009 -
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Asking for a friend: With the use of Fourier series, I'm trying to solve an ODE of the form L*y'' + R*y' + y/C = r(x), where r(x) = 1 - x^2 for |x| <= 1, i.e. has a period of 2. To do so I need to represent 1 - x^2 as a Fourier series. In doing so I have to integrate e^(-n * i * pi * x), but I've reached a stumbling block.
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posted by PuGZ
on Sep 13, 2009 -
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Is there a mathematical, economic, logical or game-theory name/description for the following scenario?
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posted by contessa
on Sep 4, 2009 -
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MathFilter, NumericSimplificationFilter, RecursionFilter, ExcelFilter: Where X_1,X_2,...,X_n can be any number, is there a name, simplified series, or equation to describe: (X_1)+(X_1+X_2)+(X_1+X_2+X_3)+...+(X_1+X_2+...+X_n) ? Seriously seriously insane exel implementation question inside.
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posted by Nanukthedog
on Aug 28, 2009 -
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I have been attending graduate school in mathematics for the last 3 years, in hopes of getting a Ph.D. It hasn't exactly worked out - I'm taking my Master's and getting out of here. What can I do now?
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posted by Earl the Polliwog
on Aug 9, 2009 -
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What textbook can I use to learn General Relativity, including the associated math?
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posted by DU
on Jul 6, 2009 -
22 answers
As a former scientist, help me gain some faith in economics. What were the great successes of economics as a tool for making better decisions in the last 100 years?
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posted by zaebiz
on Jun 23, 2009 -
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I want to calculate the mean of a matrix, but I don't want a value, I want co-ordinates.
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posted by handybitesize
on Jun 8, 2009 -
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I need a free and robust math worksheet generator, and don't care whether or not it's a script, web-based, or software.
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posted by booksherpa
on Apr 28, 2009 -
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Math problem with shipping rates. Can a maths whiz point me in the right direction?
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posted by dydecker
on Apr 14, 2009 -
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I have always been horrible at math, but somehow a great programmer. I have found that writing a computer program that demonstrates a certain mathematical concept enables me to better understand the concept. I'm a psych major and I brought this up once in the research lab I've been working in. My prof said he recalls that someone did research and/or created a system in which a student writes a computer program that is pertinent to a certain mathematical concept and upon completion is given the regular math problem (as it would appear in a math class). This enables the student to better understand the math problem, solve, and learn math. Has anyone heard of this or anything similar? A learning system such as this would be a blessing to my education.
Thanks.
posted by fightoplankton
on Apr 13, 2009 -
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Do you know good sources for historical mathematics images, specifically the Bridges of Königsberg by Leonhard Euler?
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posted by tnygard
on Apr 7, 2009 -
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Does anyone have software recommendations for making Venn diagrams? Especially complicated ones?
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posted by tnygard
on Mar 10, 2009 -
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On
blank graph paper, what is the mathematically proper name for any random line you see on the page? It wouldn't be "coordinate" since that refers to the line's value. It wouldn't be "grid" since that refers to all of the visible lines. It wouldn't be "axis" since there can be only one in each direction. I'd also be cool with the name for all of the lines (as a set) that are parallel to one another. Thanks!
posted by crapmatic
on Mar 2, 2009 -
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I am looking for a six digit number that would satisfy theses conditions: each digit is between 2 and 9
and the sum of each number exponement 6 yeild the very same number. Anyone ?
posted by selfsck
on Feb 23, 2009 -
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