Abel–Ruffini theorem — The Abel–Ruffini theorem (also known as Abel s impossibility theorem) states that there is no general solution in radicals to polynomial equations of degree five or higher.MisinterpretationThe content of this theorem is frequently misunderstood.… … Wikipedia
List of special functions and eponyms — This is a list of special function eponyms in mathematics, to cover the theory of special functions, the differential equations they satisfy, named differential operators of the theory (but not intended to include every mathematical eponym).… … Wikipedia
List of mathematics articles (A) — NOTOC A A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind (book) A Beautiful Mind (film) A Brief History of Time (film) A Course of Pure Mathematics A curious identity involving binomial coefficients A derivation of the discrete Fourier transform A equivalence A … Wikipedia
Polynomial sequence — In mathematics, a polynomial sequence is a sequence of polynomials indexed by the nonnegative integers 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., in which each index is equal to the degree of the corresponding polynomial. Examples * Monomials * Rising factorials * Falling … Wikipedia
Sheffer sequence — In mathematics, a Sheffer sequence is a polynomial sequence, i.e., a sequence { p n ( x ) : n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ... } of polynomials in which the index of each polynomial equals its degree, satisfying conditions related to the umbral calculus in… … Wikipedia
Binomial type — In mathematics, a polynomial sequence, i.e., a sequence of polynomials indexed by { 0, 1, 2, 3, ... } in which the index of each polynomial equals its degree, is said to be of binomial type if it satisfies the sequence of identities:p n(x+y)=sum… … Wikipedia
Polynomial — In mathematics, a polynomial (from Greek poly, many and medieval Latin binomium, binomial [1] [2] [3], the word has been introduced, in Latin, by Franciscus Vieta[4]) is an expression of finite length constructed from variables (also known as… … Wikipedia
algebra — /al jeuh breuh/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations. 2. any of… … Universalium
List of real analysis topics — This is a list of articles that are considered real analysis topics. Contents 1 General topics 1.1 Limits 1.2 Sequences and Series 1.2.1 Summation Methods … Wikipedia
Polylogarithm — Not to be confused with polylogarithmic. In mathematics, the polylogarithm (also known as Jonquière s function) is a special function Lis(z) that is defined by the infinite sum, or power series: It is in general not an elementary function, unlike … Wikipedia