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June 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 1

1. Ergodic theory
2. Probability

June 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 2

1. it's thirty years since I took Diff.Eq.

June 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 3

1. Phase trajectories
2. Fair scoring
3. Can one zero be larger than another?
4. Error due to "flat earth" approximation?
5. How do I calculate date of birth knowing how old someone was on certain dates?

June 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 4

1. definition of set

June 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 6

1. Elliptic spiral
2. What is larger?

June 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 7

1. LaTeX multiplication symbol
2. Diameter of circle that circumscribes equilateral triangle; should be easy?

June 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 8

1. Lorentz transformation

June 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 10

1. Recursion, probability and max
2. Why are modern mathematicians so underrated?
3. converting foot pounds of torque to Horse Power

June 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 11

1. Rendering symbol in matrices using MathJax
2. Automorphisms of direct products of groups
3. Fence panels on curves
4. Do these ambiguities affect curvature?
5. binomial distribution vs. normal distribution

June 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 12

1. Unique close factors
2. Existence of the Inverse Laplace transform
3. Mathematical Complex Mapping
4. The exterior product: inconsistent definitions?

June 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 13

1. "Large cardinal" terminology

June 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 14

1. n in definition of Green's theorem

June 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 15

1. multiple angles, converting between trig functions
2. Conditions under which boundary value problems have a solution

June 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 17

1. Logic operator name and usage
2. Modified Monty Hall -- paradox?
3. Uniform distribution

June 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 19

1. Unintelligible Question in Persian

June 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 20

1. Homotopy

June 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 22

1. Database attrition

June 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 23

1. Heart (symbol)

June 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 24

1. "Maximum girth" of a graph?
2. Fitting cos to Data Points

June 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 25

1. Recalculating mixed partial derivatives with a rotated basis
2. Fourier vs Harmonic

June 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 26

1. hypercross

June 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 27

1. Continuous on Closed Cover

June 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 29

1. A curving funnel going into itself...?

June 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2012 June 30

1. Components of Mathematics?
2. Is Mathematics discovered or invented?