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Mathematical disciplines

Once I spoked to a mathematician about mathematics and he asked me what was my favourite area in Maths. My answer was "Chaos Theory" and he said this is not a discipline in Mathematics. What is a correct answer to such a question?
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Abstract Algebra before or after

Do you recommend I take a course in Abstract Algebra before or after a course in Linear Algebra? I have never taken any abstract mathematics courses before. So this would be my first one.
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Can I use order of operations (BIDMAS) on any question?

Does BIDMAS only apply to simple calculations, or can you use them in algebra etc?
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Strange conundrum involving mean and variance of numbers.

Given $n$ numbers $a_1
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linear congruence questions

A: For the two systems of linear congruences, one system has integer solutions while the other does not. For the system with integer solutions, write down 2 of them whose difference is less than 192. For the other system, explain why no integer…
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The right angled triangles ABD and BCD?

AB=5cm BD=4cm and angle ABD=x Find the exact value of cos(ABC) this is the trangle...: https://twitter.com/JxstyBiebs/status/432919494466752514
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How to solve this Mystery with Mathematics

I read a mystery in a book but I can't solve it with Mathematics. The mystery is: "I have tripled my nephew's age, and 5 years ago I have 5 times from his twin brother age. What is my age now?" In mathematics the problem is like this: $x=$my age…
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Explaining the concept of $z$-scores in high school statistics

The students have so far studied the uniform probability distribution and have a working familiarity with relative frequency histograms and the 68-95-99.7 empirical rule. They still have trouble with the concept of a random variable, despite…
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List of topics for a 'Quantitative Reasoning' Course

I am planning to develop a course which I tentatively call as 'Quantitative Reasoning'. The goal of the course is to equip a typical undergraduate student with sound quantitative reasoning skills so that they can critically evaluate statistical and…
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histogram of data

may be this very easy. because of lack of maths skills I'm posting this. ex: a has 710444 computers and 23461 cables b has 1047577 computers and 39211 cables........... a 710444 23461 b 1047577 39211 c 247186 8792 d 518264 …
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What are some good ideas in teaching combinations and permutations

I am a student teacher trying to brainstorm some effective lesson plans for combinations and permutations for a high school statistics course. My master teacher has decided that he will introduce combinations, so I'm left with presenting counting…
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The role of a uniqueness theorem for IVPs in a lower-division ODEs class

Please tell me your thoughts about this, and if you agree or disagree. I'll describe my current viewpoint, which is subject to change. Note that I've never taught a lower-division ODEs course. It seems to me that awareness of a uniqueness theorem…
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College math competitions ranking

I am searching for math competitions for college students. Of course I am familiar with Putnam, but I am looking for a lower ranking competition. Either US-national or regional (South/Texas). I tried this list but my first three links were stale. So…
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Calculate pace of work for a student in a program

A program is a set of tasks. A program has a "days to complete" value. This is the expected time that a student should take to complete the program. Whenever a student starts a program I log his start time (as a unix time/epoch) I want to…
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Calculating Certainty Based Score in certainty based marking test

According to Tony Gardner-Medwin, the certainty based score (CBS) is expressed by the equation, CBS = ( (T-E)/(3N-E) )^p × 100%, where p = 0.4*(1+E/N) , E=expected no. correct by chance, T=Total of CBM marks (max 3N), and N=no. of Questions seen.…
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