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How to figure out the log of a number without a calculator?

algebra-precalculus soft-question logarithms

Convoluted definition of a set: $H(S) = \{x\in G\mid\exists n\in\Bbb N,\exists\{x_1, x_2, ..., x_n\}\subseteq S\cup S^{-1}, x = x_1 ...x_n\}$

abstract-algebra group-theory elementary-set-theory soft-question

Proof of Existence of Algebraic Closure: Too simple to be true?

soft-question set-theory field-theory

Research in algebraic topology

algebraic-topology soft-question

Definition of "well defined" in mathematics

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$e$ to 50 billion decimal places

calculus soft-question taylor-expansion

Why are modular lattices important?

abstract-algebra soft-question lattice-orders big-picture motivation

Can proof by contradiction 'fail'?

logic soft-question axioms foundations proof-theory

Path to Basics in Algebraic Geometry from HS Algebra and Calculus?

algebraic-geometry soft-question education self-learning

Why should we care about groups at all?

group-theory soft-question

undergraduate math vs graduate math

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Why does topology rarely come up outside of topology?

general-topology soft-question education topological-data-analysis

$2\times2$ matrices are not big enough

linear-algebra matrices soft-question education

Why can there be an infinite difference between two functions as x grows large, but a ratio of 1?

limits soft-question

How to attack "if true, prove it; if not true, give a counterexample" question?

proof-writing soft-question problem-solving

$\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}=1$ vs $\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{p^n}=q$

real-analysis soft-question lp-spaces

Common Math Mistakes Made by Scientists

soft-question big-list

Open source lecture notes and textbooks

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Is there a name for the set $E(x, n)=\{x^p \mid p\in \mathbb N \land \space 0\leq p \leq n-1\}$ with $x\in G $, $G$ a group?

abstract-algebra group-theory soft-question

Why do we study Polish spaces?

general-topology soft-question descriptive-set-theory