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Russell May
Morehead, KY
I teach math at Morehead State University. Long ago, I worked in descriptive set theory. These days my main interests are in combinatorics, especially problems that have neat solutions with generating functions.
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Eigenvalues of an "oblique diagonal" matrix
linear-algebra
sp.spectral-theory
asked Jan 18, 2011 at 2:25
mathoverflow.net
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Reference for an edge-matching problem
co.combinatorics
recreational-mathematics
asked Feb 21, 2011 at 19:54
mathoverflow.net
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Need for triangle congruency axioms
geometry
asked Oct 19, 2011 at 0:51
math.stackexchange.com
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asymptotic growth of coefficients of two-variable power series
combinatorics
complex-analysis
asymptotics
generating-functions
asked May 2, 2017 at 19:28
math.stackexchange.com
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Asymptotics of an integral in the coupon collector's problem
integration
asymptotics
asked Apr 2, 2021 at 17:42
math.stackexchange.com
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Applicability of Baxter's method for IRF models
statistical-mechanics
asked Mar 14, 2011 at 18:49
physics.stackexchange.com
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Name of experiment
fluid-dynamics
entropy
viscosity
asked Dec 18, 2012 at 19:19
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Stopping time problem with random translations on the unit interval
probability
asked Aug 28, 2012 at 18:22
math.stackexchange.com
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Variational calculus problem from an old video game "Lunar Lander"
newtonian-mechanics
resource-recommendations
variational-principle
rocket-science
asked Feb 27, 2014 at 11:35
physics.stackexchange.com
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Counting strings containing specified appearances of words
combinatorics
asked Feb 5, 2013 at 19:39
math.stackexchange.com
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What is the order when doing $x^{y^z}$ and why?
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Which popular games are the most mathematical?
mathoverflow.net
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How many natural solutions to $x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4=100$ with $x_1 \neq x_2 \neq x_3 \neq x_4$?
math.stackexchange.com
10
Good combinatorics textbooks for teaching undergraduates?
mathoverflow.net
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Estimating a partial sum of weighted binomial coefficients
mathoverflow.net
5
Probability of a substring occurring in a string
math.stackexchange.com
5
How many ways can the sum of $n$ dice be $s$?
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Number of strings, when each character must occur even times
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