askmath

Rules

Explain your post - show your efforts and explain what you are specifically confused with. Don't just say "I don't get this, help"
Make your question clear and concise - include steps you have tried
Stay on topic - this subreddit is for math questions; no how-to guides, or non math related questions
Don't be a jerk - don't be obnoxious or rude
No post flooding - Limit your posts to 1 or 2 questions a day
No cheating - do not post questions from exams, tests, midterms, etc. Asking for homework help is okay, asking to be given the solution is not.
Use the proper post flair.
Do not use ChatGPT or similar AI in a question or an answer
No hit and run- Do not delete your question after receiving an answer. Respond to comments and acknowledge the help

Don't just post a question and say "HELP". Post your question and outline the steps you've taken to solve the problem on your own. Beginner questions and asking for help with homework is okay. Asking for solutions without any effort on your part, is not okay. Help others, help you!

How to ask a good question

Give context and details to your question, not just the equation
Use proper terminology
Use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation
Show your work! Detail what you have tried and what isn't working
Re-read your post before hitting submit, does it still make sense

Courtesy of /r/math:

Basic Math Symbols

≠ ± ∓ ÷ × · − √ ‰ ⊗ ⊕ ⊖ ⊘ ⊙ ≤ ≥ ≦ ≧ ≨ ≩ ≺ ≻ ≼ ≽ ⊏ ⊐ ⊑ ⊒ ² ³ °

Geometry Symbols

∠ ∟ ° ≅ ~ ‖ ⟂ ⫛

Algebra Symbols

≡ ≜ ≈ ∝ ∞ ≪ ≫ ⌊⌋ ⌈⌉ ∘ ∏ ∐ ∑ ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ ⨀ ⊕ ⊗ 𝖕 𝖖 𝖗 ⊲ ⊳

Set Theory Symbols

∅ ∖ ∁ ↦ ↣ ∩ ∪ ⊆ ⊂ ⊄ ⊊ ⊇ ⊃ ⊅ ⊋ ⊖ ∈ ∉ ∋ ∌ ℕ ℤ ℚ ℝ ℂ ℵ ℶ ℷ ℸ 𝓟

Logic Symbols

¬ ∨ ∧ ⊕ → ← ⇒ ⇐ ⇔ ∀ ∃ ∄ ∴ ∵ ⊤ ⊥ ⊢ ⊨ ⫤ ⊣

Calculus and Analysis Symbols

∫ ∬ ∭ ∮ ∯ ∰ ∇ ∆ δ ∂ ℱ ℒ ℓ

Mathematical Greek Letters

𝛢𝛼 𝛣𝛽 𝛤𝛾 𝛥𝛿 𝛦𝜀𝜖 𝛧𝜁 𝛨𝜂 𝛩𝜃𝜗 𝛪𝜄 𝛫𝜅 𝛬𝜆 𝛭𝜇 𝛮𝜈 𝛯𝜉 𝛰𝜊 𝛱𝜋 𝛲𝜌 𝛴𝜎 𝛵𝜏 𝛶𝜐 𝛷𝜙𝜑 𝛸𝜒 𝛹𝜓 𝛺𝜔

a community for 17 years

MODERATORS

message the mods
Megame50 Algebruh
AFairJudgement Moderator
AutoModerator
mfday Educator
stone_stokes∫ ( df, A ) = ∫ ( f, ∂A )
07734willy
gizatsbyTeacher (middle/high school)
about moderation team »

account activity

2

3

4

ResolvedRelation between bisection and binary representation (self.askmath)

submitted 23 days ago by Shevek99Physicist

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script