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Brian Fitzpatrick
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I am a Lecturer in the mathematics department at Duke University.

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What's your favorite proof accessible to a general audience?
Jan 19, 2015
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How to find the determinant of this $3 \times 3$ Hankel matrix?
Feb 14, 2014
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Why is $\cos (90)=-0.4$ in WebGL?
May 12, 2014
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Verify a vector is an eigenvector of a matrix
May 14, 2014
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showing exact functors preserve exact sequences (abelian categories, additive functors, and kernels)
May 21, 2014
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Express the following invertible matrix A as a product of elementary matrices
Feb 15, 2014
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How can I prove that a square matrix is invertible if it satisfies this polynomial equation?
Jun 13, 2014
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What is the kernel of a homomorphism?
Feb 20, 2015
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Invertible matrix of non-square matrix?
Jun 23, 2015
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Irreducibility of Polynomials in $k[x,y]$
Feb 14, 2013
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Responding to questions of the form "My professor said $X$, but $X$ is false!"
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Is asking for a CAS recommendation on-topic?
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In TikZ, is it possible to isolate every character of an expression in a node as its own node?

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