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Collecting different answers to a simple problem

I am collecting different answers to the problem below for possible publication in a pedagogical note I am writing. Please post freely (avoiding repetitions), and let your imagination go wild with alternative methods of solution. If I decide to…
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Hexadecimal value of a negative number?

How can I find the hexadecimal value of negative number? I was studying from a slide that shows these values and there hexa's...! -3 = FDH -12 = F4H -48 = D0H -200 = 38H How?
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Great Math Youtuber

Who's a youtuber that demonstrates math concepts really well with great visuals. The only other youtuber I watch on math is 3blue1brown and I'm looking for another one.
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Is set theory taught in middle school in the US?

I recently learned that one of my cousins who is a 7th grader in the United States is learning naive set theory (sets, maps, 1-1, onto maps, relations). Is this part of middle school math curricula in the US? So would your average American high…
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Niche topics in math useful for physics

I have a somewhat unorthodox question. What are some good niche topics that aren't typically covered in courses in math to self-study? Ideally, I'm looking for something that could ultimately be useful in physics (even if it is rather advanced), but…
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How many significant figures in 0.0

So I know all the significant figures rules, but an edge case that doesn't quite make sense to me is 0. Say I measured the mass of an object to 0.000g. How many significant figures is that measurement to? As close as I can tell, it would be 0…
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Skip count "starting at one"

My daughter is taking a second grade math class and they are learning to "skip count" I am guessing this means to count by [n]. The directions say "Start at 1. Skip count by 2." and the worksheet has a 10x10 grid where they are supposed to color in…
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Mathematics for beginners

I am not great at math. Last test I did I got a 5.5, just made it. My questions is: Is there a Website(software/on line-books) that can help me practice my math? It doesn't matter how many sites (software/on line-books) there are for that. just i…
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Advancing in math

If this question have already been answered or doesn't belong in this forum I am sorry. I am currently in my second year in high school and i am planning on studying economics and finance in college (University of St.Gallen, Switzerland most…
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Mathematics Graduate Student Summer Opportunities

I am currently a mathematics graduate student at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. I am looking for some kind of summer opportunity to participate in during summer 2011. Does anyone have any suggestions of good opportunities or a…
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Why learn abstract mathematics? What is the point?

I'm a mathematics college lecturer and have an mphil degree in the subject. But I often wonder why I'm learning this senior undergrad level mathematics---analysis, topology, functional analysis, abstract algebra etc. Whatever I learn from my…
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Explaining to kids that $2^n$ can quickly yield high values

I have to explain to kids that $2^n$ can yield high values. Not with math and numbers but with a story rather. There was a story about a pharaoh and wheat..
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Am I graduate if I take my bachelor degree in Italy?

I don't know if it is appropriate to ask here such a question since it doesn't involve a specific mathematical problem, but I think such information will be useful for many people like me... My real question is: can I submit paper (i.e. try to…
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Do users of RTL languages adopt an LTR standard for mathematics (in the same way they often do when using LTR words or phrases in RTL text)?

Non-mathematician here. There is a discussion on this forum titled "Is “applying similar operations from left to right” a convention or a rule that forces us to mark one answer wrong?" I found it trying to answer a question I have. I could not…
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Motivated and unmotivated mathematics courses

The standard calculus course does not acquaint the student with the reasons why calculus has been and continues to be important in the intellectual development of humankind. Rather, it attempts to prepare students for other courses in which they…
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