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Mar
27
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Finding minimum of a two variable 2nd degree function under a certain constraint?
Mar
27
comment Normal extension with simple, not cyclic Galois group
Well, I can tell you "simple but not cyclic" means, if that's any help. A simple group is a group which has no nontrivial proper normal subgroup. If $p$ is prime then the (cyclic) group of order $p$ is simple, but there are (many) non-cyclic examples. The smallest is $A_5$, the alternating group on 5 symbols.
Mar
27
comment Could someone give me an example of an algebraic variety and explain what it is
You've told us what you don't understand, but you haven't told us what you do understand, so it's hard to know where to begin.
Mar
27
revised Could someone give me an example of an algebraic variety and explain what it is
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Mar
27
answered Proving Fermat's Last Theorem for n=3 using Euler's and Lamé's approach?
Mar
27
comment What is algebraic function theory?
Let $F$ be a field. I believe that algebraic function field is to $F(t)$ what algebraic number field is to the rationals, that is, it's a finite extension.
Mar
27
revised Is this a proper use of induction? ($(n^2+5)n$ is divisible by 6)
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Mar
27
revised Can this be solved by induction? (number of ways of cutting a rod into pieces)
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Mar
27
revised How can i solve a complex induction exercise? (formula for sum of fourth powers)
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Mar
27
answered What is algebraic function theory?
Mar
27
answered Sequence of first differences strictly increasing?
Mar
27
comment How is it that some forms of an equation can have a defined outcome while other forms of the same equation are undefined?
"your" referred to OP, not to you, Mark.
Mar
27
comment How is it that some forms of an equation can have a defined outcome while other forms of the same equation are undefined?
Moreover, the convention is that 0-factorial is 1, so your last effort doesn't have zero in the denominator.
Mar
27
revised Is this set a subspace of ${\bf R}^4$?
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Mar
27
comment Is this set a subspace of ${\bf R}^4$?
Of course, that's only useful if OP already knows that those other sets are subspaces.
Mar
27
answered How to fill up the gap between a typical advanced undergraduate algebraic curve course and High school basic geometry/precalculus course?
Mar
27
revised How to fill up the gap between a typical advanced undergraduate algebraic curve course and High school basic geometry/precalculus course?
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Mar
27
comment Proof of Extended Euclidean Algorithm?
The standard way to go at it is to prove that the smallest positive integer of the form $ax+by$ is the gcd of $a$ and $b$.
Mar
27
revised Proof of Extended Euclidean Algorithm?
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Mar
27
comment Coefficient of $x^n$ in $\prod^n(1-x^j)^{-1}$
I've edited the title. mary, edit it some more if my edit wasn't right.