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August 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 1

1. Statistics
2. Geometry :convex quadrilateral

August 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 3

1. Markup syntax for a mathematical sequence and lbrace rbrace not documented
2. Derivative of the generalized factorial function.

August 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 4

1. Raffle winning strategy
2. Poisson Distribution
3. Looking for Simon Plouffe's magical formulae
4. confusing problem
5. Is there a formula for the probability of rolling a sum? given a pair of 6-sided dice?

August 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 5

1. Integral of an Absolute Value
2. Permutations
3. NP-completeness of 3-colouring
4. Which graphical calculator is best for me?
5. Price support example: utter nonsense, or not?
6. Ray-tracing in more exotic non-euclidian spaces?

August 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 6

1. Ramsey's Theorem Proof
2. Trigonometry: Secant to Cosecant
3. Polynomial that generates ALL primes
4. list methods which can demonstrate ability to perform a given function

August 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 7

1. Natural log integral
2. Exponentially losing viewers
3. Matrices

August 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 8

1. Gaussian function
2. Sudoku minimum and maximum for fixed outcome
3. The Dilogarithm
4. Cosmological constant influencing the moon and pioneer orbits?
5. Modulus integrals
6. Unsolved Mathmatical Proof
7. "Three-edge Coloring"

August 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 9

1. NonStandard Number Theory
2. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 9#Another proof of $0.999dots<.2Fmath>|Anotherproofof<math>0.999dots$]]
3. Iain Evans constant
4. Momentum
5. Labour-theory value of human life

August 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 10

1. Which world map projection is most accurate in terms of scale?
2. What's a nonstandard integer?
3. Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, as an example of Russell's paradox
4. Horizontal force
5. Indian numbering system
6. Efficiently determining whether any vector in a span satisfies a system of inequalities

August 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 11

1. Mandala problem
2. Can two asymptotic functions touch or cross?
3. Conversion
4. linear regression

August 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 12

1. Manifold
2. Convergence

August 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 13

1. Convolution
2. Marge Inoverra election

August 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 14

1. Euler's theorem
2. Deceptively distributed decimal digits
3. 2012
4. A question about terminology in elementary category theory
5. How fast?

August 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 15

1. Projective Space
2. First Principle

August 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 16

1. Induced coloring method
2. Polynomials

August 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 17

1. Connecting points without intersecting lines
2. Square root of i
3. Infinity

August 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 18

1. Sum of two disks
2. 220 pages probability
3. Clifford algebra
4. a,b,c are three rational numbers..
5. Tensor products
6. Fuel economy

August 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 19

1. Mathematicians do not use sliderule??
2. Pronumerals that satisfy an equation
3. Hyperbolic dynamics problem
4. Pronumerals?

August 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 20

1. Pi ^ Pi
2. Math grad student forum
3. Compact

August 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 22

1. Nothing?
2. Semplifying my problem above
3. Category of monoids
4. About the Möbius strip
5. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 22#On beyond expm1<.2Ftt>|On beyond expm1]]
6. Sine function

August 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 23

1. Pyramid Volume section contains wrong derivation of volume: a negative sign in the integral...
2. How to find the shorter path?
3. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 23#Geometric figure for x^{n<.2Fsup>|Geometric figure for xn]]}

August 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 24

1. Math question
2. mathemetician

August 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 25

1. Mathematical notation equivalent
2. northest point

August 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 26

1. Series' & Sequences
2. Calculus
3. Kernel density estimation question
4. Limits

August 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 27

1. Laplace Transforms
2. 1590897978359414784
3. matrices
4. Tank

August 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 28

1. Formula
2. Graphing inaccuracy on TI-84 Plus SE
3. Coincidence
4. Human height

August 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 29

1. Statistics - How can i test for the existance of a significant difference?
2. A generalization of Brouwer's fixed point theorem

August 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 30

1. Operation of adding a fraction and its reciprocal
2. Verhoeff algorithm
3. Affine curvature
4. Range and Domain

August 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2008 August 31

1. Problem in a proof
2. Sine Law Ambiguous Case