If I take the GRE Mathematics Subject Test in April, and then again in October, will graduate schools necessarily see my April score when I apply?
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posted by alligatorman
on Feb 7, 2009 -
6 answers
Best books, websites, lecture series on game theory and its applications for smart people who understand mathematics but can't stand trawling through pages of unnecessary complex formulae?
posted by vizsla
on Jan 26, 2009 -
8 answers
Can someone explain why despite the fact that every one of these incidents occurs at a unique time and place, each involves a complex history of events and personal decisions leading to its very unlikely outcome, that the death toll on the roads year-on-year is so predictable? See
here and
here.
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posted by zaebiz
on Dec 28, 2008 -
47 answers
There is the story of the perennial house guest who is either a distinguished mathematician or a physicist. The story goes that if this gentleman comes to stay with a young scientist it means that their future in the field is in for a sudden uptick. His tenure in their home tends to result in a few collaborative papers which in turn leads to notice in the scientific community and a rapid rise in status. Please help me find this professor's name?
posted by cm
on Dec 26, 2008 -
14 answers
I've got math anxiety but not the traditional kind. I'm graduating with a math degree but I feel very insecure pursuing higher math. How did something this beautiful turn into a bugbear?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2008 -
20 answers
Can anyone suggest good places to visit in Greece (or nearby) that are relevent to mathematics? Much more detail inside.
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posted by junipero
on Nov 25, 2008 -
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Wanting to leave academia after astrophysics PhD (oscillations in atmospheres of rotating starts, planets and discs). Need some feedback, tags, hints, keywords, that I should search in google and some suggestions of where my skills (look in the extended explanation) would be appreciated.
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posted by gradstu1980
on Nov 9, 2008 -
11 answers
Mac users who write LaTeX documents in Emacs (with or without AucTeX), please tell me about your workflow.
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posted by gleuschk
on Oct 4, 2008 -
10 answers
I've just started dating someone who studies serious hardcore applied math. I am a complete and utter math idiot who is lost at anything above multiplication tables. I would like to sort of understand what is going on inside his massive, beautiful brain. Help?
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posted by logovisual
on Sep 11, 2008 -
33 answers
Does the fact that the betting markets still give Hillary Clinton a
1 in 55 chance of being President in 2008, mean that that is a reasonable estimate of the chance that Obama is assassinated before the election? What else could justify those odds now?
posted by zaebiz
on Sep 1, 2008 -
14 answers
I'll graduate with a BS in mathematics in June. I plan on taking exactly one year off before entering a PhD program. What should I do during this time off, and what steps should I be taking now?
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posted by alligatorman
on Aug 28, 2008 -
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Here's the deal: I've exhausted my neurons looking for some kind of answer to a
mathematical symbol stumper. I'd love to know who invented, originated, or was the first individual to use the double-
tilde (≈) as a means of expressing/denoting "approximately equal" in mathematics. I know that
Robert-Recorde is supposed to have introduced the "equals" sign (=) in 1557. Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. I await enlightenment.
posted by font_snob
on Aug 28, 2008 -
5 answers
Applied Math Filter: Help me use math!
I'd like to learn more about mathematics and it's practical applications - particularly in Computer Science
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posted by dcbarker
on Aug 1, 2008 -
13 answers
What natural proficiencies would I need / want to have in order to get a degree in computer science? I have some issues with math, and am not sure whether that's a dealbreaker.
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posted by FortyT-wo
on Jul 26, 2008 -
32 answers
Looking for programs or study options to fulfill math, statistics and economics prerequisites ahead of applying to grad school?
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posted by tonci
on Jul 21, 2008 -
7 answers
Anyone ever worked as an editor/proofreader for science and mathematics articles not written by native English speakers?
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posted by number9dream
on Jul 20, 2008 -
8 answers
Why are sine waves considered "pure" tones? Why do we consider sinusoids the building blocks of periodic functions?
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posted by phrontist
on Jun 28, 2008 -
35 answers
Sometime in the past two months, I came across a blog entry (I think) which asked for expressions for the "largest finite number" that could be submitted. Intuitively there is no such thing, but the piece toyed around with that idea. If I recall, there were few if any restrictions on the how the expression was written.
Sorry I can't be more specific than that. I'm not interested in "all you have to do is add one" replies, only pointers to the site if the general parameters of the question are familiar to anyone
posted by Neiltupper
on May 15, 2008 -
7 answers
Help me market myself as a secondary math teacher. I am one year out of college with Econ and Finance degrees, have minor classroom experience, and have had jobs irrelevant to education.
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posted by yoyoceramic
on May 14, 2008 -
11 answers
Help a chinese student: I am teaching elementary statistic to a young chinese , but I have an hard time explaining him words such as : average, mean, median, mode, quotient, ratio, standard deviation etc.
I am looking for a list of math/science words english<>chine, a mini vocabulary (doc/pdf/whatever) as I don't trust online translation programs too much.
posted by elpapacito
on May 9, 2008 -
3 answers
There's a smart freshman who's going to be in my school's Academic Decathlon team next year. However, Academic Decathlon tests over all of high school math, so I ask: How can I teach a fast learner an overview of high school math in around 7 months?
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posted by LSK
on Apr 3, 2008 -
6 answers
How do I generate a bingo game with a predetermined number of winners? I'll have control over the cards printed and over the list of numbers to be called out. (Specifically, 15 winners out of 15,000 cards.)
posted by Tlogmer
on Mar 24, 2008 -
10 answers
Statistics-filter: I need to establish to what extent student performance on a particular standardized test is predicted by each of the following: GPA, standardized test scores and a couple of other miscellaneous numerical factors. How do I go about this?
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posted by perissodactyl
on Mar 6, 2008 -
11 answers
My cousin's four year old son is obsessed with things like quarks and infinity. He insists to his mother that infinity is the last number. She isn't so sure, and wants to know more about things like strangeness.
I don't want to determine this kid's future, but it seems fun to feed his curiosity. And since my wife's babysitter was Murray Gell-Mann, the responsibility has fallen partially on my shoulders to help answer his questions. What kinds of information can you recommend that I give to his mother so that she, an attorney and not a mathematician, and her son can learn more about this information. In particular, what kinds of books, games, and projects would introduce him to other neat ideas in mathematics and physics?
posted by billtron
on Feb 16, 2008 -
27 answers
I heard about a book that covered philosophical questions at the core of mathematics. This interests me, but I'm really interested because if I remember correctly it used understanding of
euler's identity as an example. What was this book?
posted by phrontist
on Jan 6, 2008 -
9 answers
I read online that AIDS spreads faster in societies where the women are less promiscuous. What is the best way of creating a model which will show me the development and spread of the virus in the case where women are less vs the case where women are more promiscuous?
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posted by markovich
on Dec 12, 2007 -
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I'd like to learn about SVM, HMM and wavelet algorithms in their usage in bioinformatics. I have a somewhat rudimentary understanding of the underlying mathematics from Wikipedia and a couple other sources, but I find that a concrete demonstration of their application fleshes it out.
Are there texts, software packages (preferably free) or papers you'd recommend that: 1) includes good starter problem sets, or; 2) demonstrates how these techniques are used in research applications (beyond "we used
xyz here"). Thanks!
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Nov 24, 2007 -
7 answers
I have several arrays of numbers. I want to know how they correlate to another array. I think this is called exponential growth, but I can't figure out the formula.
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posted by jesirose
on Nov 16, 2007 -
15 answers
Finding the magnitude of a complex fraction. Is it simply |num|/|denom|? Or is there more to it?
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posted by toomanyplugs
on Nov 4, 2007 -
4 answers
I am a new college dropout. The whole incident behind it came as a total shock. I've messed up, I'm lost, and I'm not sure what to do. Naturally, there's a lot more inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 4, 2007 -
45 answers
Why is it that when I solve the inequality 0 ≤ arccos(x) <> cos(π/4)? Why do the operators switch direction?
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posted by PuGZ
on Oct 19, 2007 -
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Starting this fall, I plan on taking some preparatory undergrad coursework with the intention of eventually applying to a master's program in applied mathematics. I am seeking suggestions for reading material concerning the field of mathematics in general, both as a refresher and as insight into current focus areas and work being done. As a working engineer, my situation and background might be a bit different from most considering this route...
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posted by Bugg
on Jul 15, 2007 -
2 answers
StatisticsFilter: Can someone explain - with examples - why R^2 (r-square) values are not appropriate for use with non-linear regression models.
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posted by jonesor
on Jun 21, 2007 -
5 answers
What is the geographical center of Polk County, Florida?
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posted by ?!
on Jun 16, 2007 -
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