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I'm an undergraduate Engineering/Mathematics Student down in Brisbane, Australia. Interested in learning as much as I possibly can about maths, particularly the ideas/constructions/history/motivation behind the classic undergraduate concepts.

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Why do we use a Least Squares fit?
Sep 10, 2011
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Meaning/Justification for Describing Functions as 'Orthogonal'
Sep 30, 2011
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Why do we use a Least Squares fit?
Jan 21, 2013
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Justification of algebraic manipulation of infinitesimals
Jan 8, 2012
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Proof of irrationality of square roots without the fundamental theorem of arithmetic
Jun 29, 2012
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Intuition behind euler's formula [duplicate]
May 7, 2011
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How much rigour in proofs?
Nov 20, 2011
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Is there any book/resource which explain the general idea of the proof of Fermat's last theorem?
Sep 18, 2014
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Wisdom of using Sympy as a first CAS
May 6, 2011
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Modified Intermediate Theorem Implies Continuity... Counterexample to Question from Spivak
Feb 18, 2012
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What physics paper would a high school student be able to read?
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Is a world with constant/decreasing entropy theoretically impossible?
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What happens if you cool water in a container too small for it to freeze?
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How did Kelvin make this fascinating calculation?
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Simple Climate Models that Predict Climate Change