What Is Mathematics

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451Algebraic curves / Diophantine equations / Analytic number theory / Elliptic curve / Group theory / Rational point / Rational number / Curve / Infinite descent / Mathematics / Geometry / Abstract algebra

MATH CIRCLE - ELLIPTIC CURVES WEEKS 1 & 2 SAM LICHTENSTEIN 1. What is a curve? We started by considering the idea of a curve. This is just the set of points in the plane which satisfy a polynomial equation. For example,

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Source URL: www.themathcircle.org

Language: English - Date: 2007-10-20 22:29:22
452Algebraic number theory / Constructible universe / Ideal class group / Euclidean algorithm / Field norm / Abstract algebra / Mathematics / Algebra

MP473 Examination, November 2000 Time: 3 hours Answer all questions 1. (a) Explain what is meant by the statements: (i) K is an algebraic number field of degree n, (ii) ω1 , . . . , ωn is an integral basis for K,

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Source URL: www.numbertheory.org

Language: English - Date: 2000-11-16 18:40:58
453Ordinal number / Constructible universe / Ideal class group / Connection / Fiber bundles / Abstract algebra / Algebraic number theory / Mathematics

MP473 Examination, November 1998 Time: 3 hours Answer all questions 1. (a) Explain what is meant by the statements: (i) θ is an algebraic integer, (ii) K is an algebraic number field of degree n, (iii) ω1 , . . . , ωn

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Source URL: www.numbertheory.org

Language: English - Date: 2000-10-30 20:35:30
454Group action / Mathematics / Concurrency control / Lock / Constructible universe

Almost One Page Informal Description of Manson/Pugh model October 23, 2003, 6:18pm Note: the issue of what it means for an action to occur in more than one execution is elided. hb hb

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Source URL: www.cs.umd.edu

Language: English - Date: 2003-10-24 05:48:40
455Search algorithms / Binary trees / R-tree / Phylogenetics / K-d tree / Nearest neighbor search / K-nearest neighbor algorithm / Tree / Phylogenetic tree / Information science / Mathematics / Computer programming

What is a Good Nearest Neighbors Algorithm for Finding Similar Patches in Images? Neeraj Kumar1⋆ , Li Zhang2 , and Shree Nayar1 1 2

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Source URL: www1.cs.columbia.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-03-22 20:04:19
456Diophantine geometry / Elliptic curves / Abelian varieties / Analytic number theory / Group theory / Mordell–Weil theorem / Rational point / Arithmetic of abelian varieties / Curve / Abstract algebra / Mathematics / Algebraic geometry

Elliptic curves, their companions, and their statistics Barry Mazur What is the probability that a cubic plane curve with rational coefficients has infinitely many rational points? Questions of this type (more exactly fo

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Source URL: www.math.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2011-12-13 10:36:46
457Graph theory / Eigenvalues and eigenvectors / Polynomial / Richard Kadison / Algebra / Mathematics / Linear algebra

From SIAM News, Volume 47, Number 1, January/February[removed]Kadison–Singer Problem Solved By Dana Mackenzie What is the best kind of mathematical problem? Does it resemble a distant mountaintop, beckoning people from f

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Source URL: www.siam.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-01-23 12:12:41
458Curves / Euclidean geometry / Infinity / Archimedes / Sphere / Area / Banach–Tarski paradox / Circle / Calculus / Geometry / Mathematics / Topology

WHAT IS THE SURFACE AREA OF A HEDGEHOG? BARRY MAZUR Notes for The Steiner Lecture— St. Johns College, September 30, 2011 Well, I don’t know the answer to the question of the title and no hedgehog will be

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Source URL: www.math.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2012-01-10 14:05:53
459Educational research / Education in Singapore / Singapore Math Method / Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study / Standards-based education / National Council of Teachers of Mathematics / Principles and Standards for School Mathematics / New Math / Programme for International Student Assessment / Education / Mathematics education / Education reform

Understanding and misunderstanding the Third International Mathematics and Science Study: what is at stake and why K-12 education studies matter Alan Siegel∗ Abstract. The technical portion of this paper concerns a vid

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Source URL: www.cs.nyu.edu

Language: English - Date: 2006-10-04 21:42:04
460Fractals / Analytic number theory / Mandelbrot set / Elliptic curve / Julia set / Philosophy of mathematics / Theorem / Mathematical proof / Representation theory / Mathematics / Mathematical analysis / Complex dynamics

THE FACES OF EVIDENCE (IN MATHEMATICS) BARRY MAZUR Notes for the presentation and discussion at Museion, February 5, [removed]What is evidence?

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Source URL: www.math.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2014-01-16 09:46:11
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