51. Volume Formulas:
- Cylinder:
- Sphere:
- Cone:
52. Matrix Determinant:
- For a 2x2 matrix , the determinant is . For a 3x3 matrix :
53. Vandermonde Determinant:
- The determinant of a Vandermonde matrix with distinct values is given by:
54. Laplace's Equation:
- In two dimensions, Laplace's equation describes a harmonic function .
55. Conic Sections:
- Ellipse:
- Hyperbola:
- Parabola:
56. Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality:
- For vectors and , the inequality is:
57. Euler's Line:
- In a triangle, Euler's line is a line passing through the centroid, circumcenter, and orthocenter.
58. Bézout's Identity:
- Bézout's identity states that for any integers and , there exist integers and such that .
59. Riemann Sum:
- The Riemann sum approximates the definite integral of a function over an interval by dividing it into subintervals and summing the function values multiplied by the subinterval width.
60. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD):
- For a matrix , SVD expresses it as , where and are orthogonal matrices, and is a diagonal matrix of singular values.
61. Ptolemy's Theorem:
- For a cyclic quadrilateral (a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle), Ptolemy's theorem relates the sides and diagonals:
62. Lagrange Interpolation:
- Given data points, Lagrange interpolation provides a polynomial of degree at most passing through these points.
63. Taylor Series:
- The Taylor series expansion of a function about a point is given by:
64. Fourier Transform:
- The Fourier transform of a function is given by:
65. Frobenius Norm:
- The Frobenius norm of a matrix is defined as .
66. Fibonacci Sequence:
- The Fibonacci sequence is defined by the recurrence relation with initial conditions and .
67. Bayes' Rule for Probability:
- Bayes' rule relates conditional and marginal probabilities:
68. Gamma Function:
- The gamma function is an extension of the factorial function to complex numbers and real numbers, except for non-positive integers.
69. Cauchy Integral Formula:
- For a function that is analytic on and within a simple closed contour , the Cauchy Integral Formula is:
70. Laplace Operator:
- The Laplace operator is defined as the divergence of the gradient of a scalar function. In Cartesian coordinates, .
71. Beta Function:
- The beta function is defined as and is related to the gamma function.
72. Logistic Map:
- The logistic map is a mathematical model of population growth, defined by the recurrence relation .
73. Bessel Functions:
- Bessel functions, denoted by , are solutions to Bessel's differential equation and have applications in various areas, including wave propagation and heat conduction.
74. Hessian Matrix:
- The Hessian matrix is a square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar function. For a function , the Hessian matrix is:
75. Legendre Polynomials:
- Legendre polynomials are solutions to Legendre's differential equation and have applications in spherical harmonics and potential theory.
76. Möbius Transformation:
- A Möbius transformation is a fractional linear transformation of the form , where are complex numbers.
77. Heat Equation:
- The heat equation describes the distribution of heat in a given region over time and is given by .
78. Inverse Laplace Transform:
- The inverse Laplace transform of a function is denoted as and represents the original function in the time domain.
79. Chebyshev Polynomials:
- Chebyshev polynomials are solutions to Chebyshev's differential equation and are often used in approximation theory and signal processing.
80. Routh-Hurwitz Criterion:
- The Routh-Hurwitz criterion is a mathematical test to determine the stability of a linear time-invariant system based on the coefficients of its characteristic equation.
81. Euler's Differential Equation:
- Euler's differential equation is a type of linear homogeneous second-order differential equation with constant coefficients and is given by , where , , and are constants.
82. Lagrangian Mechanics:
- Lagrangian mechanics is a reformulation of classical mechanics that replaces Newton's laws with the principle of stationary action, expressed through the Lagrangian function.
83. Laplace's Equation in Spherical Coordinates:
- In spherical coordinates , Laplace's equation is .
84. Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT):
- The discrete Fourier transform is a mathematical technique that transforms a sequence of complex numbers into another sequence of complex numbers defined by .
85. Dirac Delta Function:
- The Dirac delta function, denoted by , is a mathematical function that models an idealized distribution of unit amplitude at a single point and is used in distribution theory and signal processing.
86. Runge-Kutta Methods:
- Runge-Kutta methods are a family of numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential equations. The most common form is the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method.
87. Principal Component Analysis (PCA):
- Principal Component Analysis is a dimensionality reduction technique used in linear algebra and statistics to transform high-dimensional data into a lower-dimensional space while retaining as much variance as possible.
88. Laplace Transform of Derivatives:
- The Laplace transform of a derivative is given by , where is the complex variable.
89. Leibniz Rule (Product Rule for Derivatives):
- Leibniz rule states that if and are differentiable functions, then the derivative of their product is given by .
90. Poisson Distribution:
- The Poisson distribution models the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space and is characterized by a single parameter , representing the average rate of occurrence.
91. Legendre's Three-Square Theorem:
- Legendre's Three-Square Theorem states that a natural number can be expressed as the sum of three squares if and only if it is not of the form for integers and .
92. Cantor Set:
- The Cantor set is a perfect set with interesting properties, obtained by recursively removing the middle third of a line segment.
93. Pigeonhole Principle:
- The Pigeonhole Principle states that if items are placed into containers and , then at least one container must contain more than one item.
94. Taylor's Theorem:
- Taylor's theorem provides an expansion of a function about a point in terms of its derivatives. The nth-degree Taylor polynomial is given by:
95. Prime Number Theorem:
- The Prime Number Theorem describes the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers and states that the number of primes less than is asymptotically .
96. Cayley-Hamilton Theorem:
- The Cayley-Hamilton theorem states that every square matrix satisfies its own characteristic equation.
97. Brouwer Fixed-Point Theorem:
- Brouwer's Fixed-Point Theorem states that every continuous function from a closed ball in Euclidean space to itself has a fixed point.
98. Nash Equilibrium:
- In game theory, a Nash equilibrium is a solution where no player has an incentive to deviate unilaterally from their chosen strategy.
99. Bézier Curves:
- Bézier curves are defined by control points and are widely used in computer graphics and design for creating smooth curves.
100. Quaternions:
- Quaternions are a number system that extends complex numbers and are used in computer graphics, control theory, and quantum mechanics.