Questions asking for advice on various mathematical matters. Consider adding the tag [soft-question] as well.
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The maths required for an economics degree
I have a degree in computer science and I wanted to do another degree in economics.
However, my maths have been weak since high school always scoring slightly above passing rate. During my course of ...
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prove normality of famlity of analytic functions
I already proved normality for meromorphic functions that omit 3 values. I'm trying now to prove normality of family of analytic functions that omit two values. Is there any way to deduce any one of ...
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Will I have learned the prerequisites for self learning stochastic calculus and monte carlo method?
I'm an undergraduate econ major, and my main focus is in actuarial sciences, which as you may or may not know it's pretty mathematical. Some of the topics I will have to learn at some point on my own ...
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Efficient ways to read and learn a new topic
I started reading the book "Topology without tears" by Sidney A Morris and lecture notes on "Elementary Number Theory" by WWL.Chen. To get the maximum out of the book and understand the material ...
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Recommendation textbooks on D-module
I am going to take part in a seminar on D-module and applications, the textbooks that will be used are : D-modules, Perverse Sheaves, and Representation Theory, and A Primer of Algebraic D-Modules
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Prerequisite of Projective Geometry for Algebraic Geometry
I studied Euclidean Geometry in high-school, and I have not studied anything relates to geometry since I started studying in university. I am now intending to study Algebraic Geometry, however, I ...
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Learning roadmap for mathematical biology
Which courses (undergrad level but also master's level) in mathematics and statistics should be taken by a student aiming for a PhD in mathematical biology?
The basics I imagine are:
Calculus ...
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Accesible Area of Discrete Geometry for Undergraduate Research
This summer I will have a chance to work on a 16-week summer research project under a professor in convex/discrete geometry. I'm a first-year student with a fairly good background for my age and I've ...
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Topic appropriate for undergraduate research program
This may be not appropriate to ask this kind of question here. But please feel freely helping me.
In our Maths faculty, there is not a program like Undergraduate Research Program(URP), however, the ...
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Lemma or proposition?
Let statement 1 be an obvious consequence of the statement 2. Let the statement 1 go before the statement 2 in the text. The statement 1 is actually used to prove statement 2.
I label the statement 2 ...
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Reading advice: Mathematical finance for a student of pure mathematics
Which books/lecture notes should a student with a background in pure mathematics (in my case it was geared towards algebraic geometry) read in order to do financial math? I have done one basic course ...
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Example of well-written theses
Among the books of pure mathematics, Rotman's book on Group Theory and any book of J. P. Serre are best examples, as I feel, of writing a mathematics book (many experts in different areas of ...
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What's the interested topic or applications about random graph, probabilistic method or combination?
I want to pick some topics or applications to do a project of a current course.
Those topics should be related to graph theory, combinatorics, random graph, probabilistic method etc.
Such as social ...
