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a_{i-1}
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\sum_{i=1}^3
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Comments
For a completely impartial answer, perhaps someone else should chime in.
I am not aware of any other site like Brilliant for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology, in terms of having weekly problem sets which students submit numerical answers and solutions that get graded.
Note that I hangout on math.stackexchnage (profile) and would not appreciate if anyone posts current Brilliant Problems on there. This is supposed to be your own work. I will clamp down hard on any MSE posts, as some of you might have already seen.
For those of you who are interested in building out Chemistry on Brilliant, and would be willing to spend time writing up great wiki pages over the next month, please send me an email (Calvin@Brilliant.org).
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This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.
When posting on Brilliant:
*italics*
or_italics_
**bold**
or__bold__
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to ensure proper formatting.2 \times 3
2^{34}
a_{i-1}
\frac{2}{3}
\sqrt{2}
\sum_{i=1}^3
\sin \theta
\boxed{123}
Comments
For a completely impartial answer, perhaps someone else should chime in.
I am not aware of any other site like Brilliant for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology, in terms of having weekly problem sets which students submit numerical answers and solutions that get graded.
chemistry.stackexchange.com http://biology.stackexchange.com/
Hang about the above sites for hours on end. Try to answer questions, and ask questions.
Just a suggestion, i don't do it myself
Note that I hangout on math.stackexchnage (profile) and would not appreciate if anyone posts current Brilliant Problems on there. This is supposed to be your own work. I will clamp down hard on any MSE posts, as some of you might have already seen.
For those of you who are interested in building out Chemistry on Brilliant, and would be willing to spend time writing up great wiki pages over the next month, please send me an email (Calvin@Brilliant.org).
For more information, see this note.