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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 1

1. Pythagorous theorem

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 3

1. Im puzzled
2. Max size Octahedron inscribed in a cube?
3. Calc 2 simple question
4. Vertex of a cone

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 5

1. Percent deviation from additivity

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 6

1. What kind of function does this data represent? How do I represent the formula in Excel?

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 7

1. how can lines/curves of infinite length have positive area?

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 8

1. statistical difference
2. Rotational Invariants

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 9

1. Preservation of precious Science and Mathematics knowledge

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 10

1. Finding a bijection between a permutation of n digits and the range [1,n!]
2. Relation vocabulary
3. Railroad tracks

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 11

1. Maximum coverage of plane by identical regular polygons...

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 12

1. System of Linear Eequations
2. Numerical recipes for fixed point convergence
3. Infinite product

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 13

1. About Mazarae and :de:Mazarä
2. predicting grade distributions?

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 14

1. Neighborly polytopes
2. When does a "multiple comparisons problems" occur (statistical inference / t-tests)
3. Stupid complex number question
4. A formalism rigorous

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 15

1. infinity/infinity

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 16

1. Rational functions that can't be evaluated anywhere

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 17

1. Integration problem
2. Generalizing curl

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 18

1. Smallest prime factor of 2^1277 - 1
2. Seeking References

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 19

1. Banach–Tarski paradox

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 20

1. Power tower
2. Knot theory
3. Equal distribution (infinitely many sides on a die)

May 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 21

1. Polynomial optimization problem
2. Using <math>

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 23

1. Lindstrom's Theorem and Extensions of FO
2. Interchanging between surface area and an integral

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 24

1. Computability of classical mathematical/geometric theorems
2. Definite summation of rational functions
3. Generalization of circular points at infinity

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 25

1. Correctness of an Algorithm
2. Solving a shape that looks like a parallelogram, but isn't marked as one

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 27

1. Significance of the multiplicative digital root
2. Deriving the volume of a box from only two linear measurements

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 29

1. Calculus:Bounded function,Uniform continuity,limits

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2016 May 30

1. Diffy qs
2. What is a 'grim reaper curve'