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Questions tagged [online-resources]

This tag is for questions that are asking for online resources in mathematics (references, dictionaries, encyclopaedic collections, online tools, videos and lectures, etc), or asking about the mathematics behind tools and technology found on the internet.

This tag is for questions that are asking for online resources in mathematics (references, dictionaries, encyclopaedic collections, online tools, videos and lectures, etc), or asking about the mathematics behind tools and technology found on the internet.

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How to search the internet for strings that consist mostly of math notation?

Is there a trick to search the internet for math notation? For example what if I want to search the internet for "X / ~" ? The default google search is useless for this and for similar searches where most of the search characters are not letters…
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What's up with Plouffe's inverter? Is there an alternative?

For quite some time now (at least a year), whenever I tried to use Plouffe's inverter, the request timed out, but there's no indication either on the site itself or on the Web that it's out of service or having problems. Does anyone know whether…
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Is content of Mathematical Atlas still available somewhere?

I have noticed that Mathematical Atlas website, which was maintained by Dave Rusin, no longer exists. (I am not sure how long ago this happened. The dates in the following paragraph suggest some time in 2015.) This site is referenced in some posts…
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Looking for math audio resources online

It is pretty difficult to find advanced math lectures online, though, with some effort, one can find a few (by "advanced" I mean anything beyond 1st or 2nd year of college, and preferably aimed at mathematicians, rather than engineers or…
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Mathematics free online lectures in British

I am pretty sure this is a weird (and perhaps hard or unique) question, but hopefully it is understandable. The title is a mixed one, but it is primarily about math. Specifically, I am looking for sets of free mathematics online video lectures…
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Resources for practicing Maths

There are a few posts on Resources for learning maths. But I am looking for practice questions preferably with solutions. Are there any you would recommend? Online or Books I am currently a Computer Science University student, 4 Maths modules I…
Jiew Meng
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What are good resources to learn Mathematics for a working professional?

I have been out of school and working for 17 years now. I cannot remember anything I learned about trigonometry, algebra or geometry (which I think is as far as it went in those days) but I do find myself interested (more now than then) in…
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Review papers in mathematical analysis

In theoretical physics, there are resources on the web that contain the most cited review papers in each field that are very valuable for some one doing research. Is the same true in mathematical analysis? It seems that most textbooks in analysis…
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Resources for Learning Octave

I belive Octave is a popular free/OSS alternative to MatLab? So where can I find some resource for learning how to use it? Perferrably videos but any will do.
Jiew Meng
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The recording of Lecture Courses by Alexandre GROTHENDIECK in 1973

According to the website https://v1.archmathsci.org/catalogue/general-chronology-of-recordings-since-1973/chronology-of-recordings-1973-1980/1973-recordings/ There are Lecture Courses by Alexandre GROTHENDIECK three Lecture Courses on…
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Resources to learn more about universality?

I'm fascinated by what I think is called Universality in mathematics. What I mean by this is systems with simple rules displaying very complex behaviours in aggregate. Conway's game of life, Wolfram's A New Kind of Science…
Danny King
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Can anything free compete with Wolfram Alpha?

I am considering purchasing a premium account for Wolfram Alpha, but before I do, I thought I should explore other options. Is there any free software with capabilities that rival that of Wolfram Alpha's premium version? I use a lot of different…
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Searching Websites which provide highly difficult math problems to solve

I am searching for the websites which provide us with lot of questions to solve. I would like to have the questions very difficult. Is there any such websites?? I need this so that I can practice and fight with some most difficult problems. I…
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Is there a site like Statistics.com for Mathematics?

If this isn't the appropriate Exchange for a question like this, I'll be glad to move it to one that is. I've recently signed up for some online courses at Statistics.com, to further my statistics education. Does anyone know if there is a similar…
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Is there something like Freelancer or Fiverr for random math questions?

(This question isn't about math.stackexchange exactly, so I'm unsure if it belongs in meta.math.stackexchange instead or somewhere else entirely.) I somewhat-regularly have small math problems that I want solutions for, and where I'd be willing to…
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