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This tag is for questions seeking external references (books, articles, etc.) about a particular subject. Please do not use this as the only tag for a question.

This tag is for questions seeking external references (books, articles, websites, etc.) about a particular subject. It is intended for use along with other, more "mathematical" tags. Please do not use this as the only tag for your questions. See this discussion on Meta.

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Reference request for the fundamental theorem of Picard-Lefschetz theory

I can find no references for the fundamental theorem of Picard-Lefschetz theory (other than a quick mention in the lecture notes of Jonathan Evans: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahjde/ST-lectures/lecture10.pdf). Can anybody point me towards…
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Help me to find this magazine

Some years ago I've read a mathematical magazine about pigeonhole principle. I love the structure of the magazine, first it explains about the subject and after it has a lot of interesting exercises about the same topic. Someone knows a…
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Theory by exercices.

I learnt about Sylow group in a book that use a "Method from England" which is consist of to make a courses with exercices instead of exemples or proofs. (And of course the solution are in the end of the book !). I understood the theory so easily…
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Bernoulli integral (conservation of energy)

UPDATE First solution: I think the full solution is found here (6.1.1)-(6.1.4) and then add a definition of Divergence theorem, and then the pages between (2-7) in this link, if it's true, answer me and I will accept your answer Second…
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What disc is being referred to in Holling’s disc equation?

The question says it all. I’ve google-searched, but can find any explanation offered for why Holling’s disc equation is called a ‘disc’ equation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_response
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Leading exponential order

I found the following definition of equivalence to leading exponential order in the book Mezard, Marc, and Andrea Montanari. Information, physics, and computation. Oxford University Press, 2009. The definition is as follows: The notation $A_N…
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Seeking advanced 3D trigonometry textbook or other books or media.

In a prior question about the altitude of an irregular triangular pyramid, I got two good answers that solved the problem but I don't understand the concepts as well as I think I should. Can anyone recommend one or more sources from which I can…
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Seeking for text on the theory of infinite sets

I am looking for some supplementary material on the theory of infinite sets, because I always seem to run into trouble with countability arguments in Analysis and Topology. Any recommendations? I would prefer something with some problems too if…
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I'm looking for similar books to the second course of linear algebra by Brown

I want another reference for a second course in linear algebra. I have no problems with Brown's book, even more I found it very usefull and well written. I just want another reference book for self-study between middle and high level. Thank you.
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Reference book for Suzuki groups.

I am taking a class that has a project to research one given topic. Mine is "Suzuki groups." Truth be told, I have not heard of this before in my life. I was wondering if any of you knew a good introductory book that covers this groups. Thanks!
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Measure Theory & Functional Analysis for PDE's

I'm looking to take an independent study on Partial Differential Equations. I will hopefully be keeping Walter Strauss' Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction and Lawrence Evans' Partial Differential Equations as references. Can someone…
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Detailed study guides for mathematical subjects from undergraduate courses?

Several years ago, I found this course schedule from Cambridge. I also found some synopses from Oxford here$[1]$. They have been very useful because they contain complete course guides, for example (Cambridge): Notice that it is very detailed, it…
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Reference request (bibliographic) - Steinhaus

I have an old edition of Hugo Steinhaus's Mathematical Snapshots. The title page lists the publisher as G. E. Stechert & Co, New York, Leipzig, London, Paris. Then in lighter type (probably a rubber stamp), Philadelphia Book Company, 22 North Ninth…
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Looking for an equivalent to Math Stack Exchange for a Korean mathematician.

I have a Korean friend whose English is passable for conversation, but not great. She's having a hard time with statistics, and her English comprehension is not good enough to use Khan Academy, Stack Exchange, and similar English sites (and…
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Baily-Borel Compactification

This is a reference request. I am new to this particular topic and the original paper is a bit difficult to read. I would be grateful if someone could provide a reference/examples where it has been worked out/expository set of notes. Thanks.
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