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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 on Pontryagin space

I'm looking for a reference telling me that in Pontryagin indefinite spaces, a symmetric and closed operator $K$ on $\pi_1-$space has a maximal invariant negative semi-definite subspace which is of dimensions $1$, and hence it has at least $1$…
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Differential Equations for Physics

My teacher recently gave me a big 150-paged syllabus for the International Physics Olympiad because he is confident in my ability to score in the top 5 nationally. Howeverr, I'm really young so I have to catch up on a lot of mathematics. the first…
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Books to relearn basic and mental math, for someone taking the MCAT?

I am a pre-med student who has always been weak at math and had a lot of anxiety surrounding it. The only math I was ever good at was introductory statistics. I need to take the MCAT exam and quickly solve math equations, but even my basic math…
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how do we know that integral is non-elementary?

Possible Duplicate: How can you prove that a function has no closed form integral? Is there a condition that states that the indefinite integration is non-elementary?
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Books / lecture series on Homotopy theory

I want to read homotopy theory on my own so I want to know prerequisites, good books and if there is any lectures available which can help me. Links are welcome. Till now I have done point-set topology. Thanks
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Geometry text recommendation (for self-study)

I had taken a first year geometry course over the summer in order to 'skip' it during the school year, and looking back it, I can say that it was one of the worst decisions I've made. Although I did well in the course and passed, one year later, I…
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What are the prerequsites for this book?

I am considering reading the book Mathematics made Difficult by Carl E Linderholm. PDF: http://i7-dungeon.sourceforge.net/math_hard.pdf . How much math do I need to know in order to benefit from reading this book (what level of mathematical maturity…
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Reference request: groups theory and trees

I need to find references to the following two facts (if a second one has a short proof then I can use it instead) 1) Each automorphism of oriented tree has a fixed point or invariant line. 2) Let group $G$ be a free product of finitely many finite…
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Looking for a basic textbook

Beyond basic arithmetic, my knowledge of Mathematics is nil. I will sit a standardized test soon where knowing the following areas inside out is a must: pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, plane geometry, and…
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Chronicles of Discoveries

First I'd like to bring an example to make myself more clear. I know what the Jacobian matrix is and where, how and why it is used (some examples, at least) . But still I can't get it's geometrical interpretation. And I don't understand how and why…
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Differentiability of infinite values mappings

Consider $f : U \subset X \to \mathbb{R} \cup \{-\infty, +\infty\}$. $X$ is assumed to be a Banach space (or $\mathbb{R}^n$) and $U$ is an open subset. Any suggestions about references treating differentiability of such a function that is allowed…
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How can I read Lusztig's papers on Weyl groups and Hecke algebras?

I have to read the following papers and books by Lusztig this semester: G. Lusztig, Cells in affine Weyl groups, in book" Algebraic Groups and Related Topics"(R. Hotta, ed.), Advanced Studies in Pure Math., Kinokuniya and North Holland,(1985),…
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What was the book about birds and sets?

Possible Duplicate: KY Birds…which book is that from. Does anyone know the title of the book that taught sets (I think) through examples with the birds?
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Complete Reference on Mathematics at the senior undergraduate or graduate level

I am looking for an alternative book on major topics of Mathematics- a "handbook", much like the "Princeton's Companion to Mathematics" (by Timothy Gowers).
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Integral evaluating techniques - Textbook

I was wondering if anyone can suggest a textbook that encapsulates a fairly large range of evaluating integrals. I find this particular subject quite intriguing and what to expand my knowledge of it . Hence, I'm mainly interested in topics such…
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