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December 1[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 1

  1. characteristic function of a pdf
  2. Computing multiplicative order of a base mod composite
  3. A challenge...

December 2[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 2

  1. Proof for Internal/External Division of Line Segment
  2. Segment dissection
  3. Somebody prove Riemann already
  4. Probablility Question - Help Me Win the Elks' Lodge Raffle!
  5. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 2#Hopefully Easy Geometry Term Question...<.2Ffont>|Hopefully Easy Geometry Term Question...]]

December 3[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 3

  1. Does .999... hold a distinct location on the number line?
  2. Math Help
  3. Checking nth power residuosity

December 4[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 4

  1. Numbers in matrices
  2. Why dont i get this?

December 5[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 5

  1. Extensions, Polynomials, etc
  2. What's wrong with this proof?
  3. Limiting behaviour of Markov Chain

December 6[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 6

  1. [http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp desktop tower defence]
  2. Find the prime factorization 330
  3. cryptography
  4. More math help
  5. Years

December 7[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 7

  1. Probability question
  2. A question 8 years in the making
  3. Riemannian manifolds
  4. Solution to a nonlinear ODE
  5. Double Integral

December 8[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 8

  1. Shortest distance between two points on the globe

December 9[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 9

  1. Local extrema
  2. Jian squares
  3. XORing strings

December 10[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 10

  1. Nothing?

December 11[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 11

  1. Roots of unity in infinite field
  2. Average Annual Increase??
  3. Maclaurin polynomial series and calculating error
  4. Buying a new graphing calculator

December 12[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 12

  1. Entering cosine repeatedly
  2. BibTeX and Beamer

December 13[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 13

  1. How do I solve this optimization problem with calculus?

December 14[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 14

  1. Logorithmic equations
  2. Advice for integrating disparate similarity measures?
  3. Pentagon equations
  4. Riemann zeros

December 15[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 15

  1. Clear definition of a tensor
  2. Odds in a hypothetical casino game

December 16[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 16

  1. Dissimilar Symbol
  2. Inverse functions
  3. 1/0=Infinity
  4. Differential equation

December 17[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 17

  1. Geometry question
  2. Negative logarithms
  3. Equation rearrangement
  4. xmas
  5. Does inverse tetration yield a new type of numbers?
  6. Calculating deviance in flightpaths

December 18[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 18

  1. s = cos(a).sin(a)
  2. 5 Cats and 3 mice
  3. Sophomore's dream

December 19[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 19

  1. 3 apples?
  2. Derivative of projectile function
  3. Is there any rule for looking at a fraction and knowing right away if it will terminate or repeat?
  4. Solution to a puzzle...
  5. Graph Theory Question
  6. Approximate angular size/distance revisited

December 20[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 20

  1. What's the big deal with 0.999...?
  2. Uniqueness of ODE

December 21[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 21

  1. 12 days of x-mas
  2. Best CAS Software
  3. Differentiation

December 22[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 22

  1. 2^222222222
  2. Unknown Series

December 23[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 23

  1. lowest altitude of sky visible from this scenario?
  2. Zero divided by zero = Error 2
  3. Fat tails in stock market index movements

December 24[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 24

  1. Computing with modular forms
  2. Attachment point formula

December 25[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 25

  1. Graphing a Fourier Transform
  2. Circles
  3. Coordinate axes
  4. Irrational exponents
  5. Integration

December 26[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 26

  1. Merry Christmas
  2. It's that time of the year again...
  3. Fundamental theorem of calculus
  4. Proposed change to mathematics style guidlines - use of period/full-stop
  5. Derivation/integration
  6. First-order linear differential equations
  7. Average number of runs in a bitstream
  8. Multi-dimensional discrete-time Fourier transform

December 28[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 28

  1. Integral formula?
  2. A vocabulary question in matrix theory
  3. Integration and irrational numbers generatings.

December 29[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 29

  1. Integration (2)
  2. Splitting a number into two by percentage

December 30[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 30

  1. Monstrous moonshine "numerology"

December 31[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Mathematics/2007 December 31

  1. "Compressibility" in mathematics
  2. Multivariable limit
  3. Dirichlet convolution and Dirichlet series