User:Jim.belk

My name is Jim Belk. I'm a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Glasgow.

Hi!

Major contributions

New articles

SL2(R) The Quadrature of the Parabola Word (group theory) Euclidean subspace Row space Column space List of linear algebra references Geometric series Index of a subgroup Second derivative

Twist knot Lissajous knot List of prime knots Direct product of groups Differentiable function Completeness of the real numbers Least-upper-bound property Sign (mathematics) Negation (algebra) List of types of numbers

New stubs

Self-linking number Metacyclic group Reflection (linear algebra) Point reflection Tits alternative Out(Fn) Presentation complex Geometric group action Flat (geometry) Root (mathematics)

Conjugate diameters Three-twist knot Stevedore knot (mathematics) 6₂ knot 6₃ knot 7₁ knot Square knot (mathematics) Granny knot (mathematics) Unknotting number Lantern relation Moser's worm problem

Major revisions

Linking number Rose (topology) System of linear equations Row equivalence Dihedral group (the beginning part) Completing the square Standard deviation (introduction and first section) Kernel (matrix) Morera's theorem (helped) Inverse function Leibniz formula for pi (helped) Periodic sequence Periodic function (cleaned up a little) Nilpotent matrix Rotation matrix

Isomorphism theorem Integration using Euler's formula Polarization identity Semi-locally simply connected End (topology) FOIL method Analytic geometry Binomial theorem Congruence relation Cardioid Trefoil knot Discrete geometry Negative number Latitude (the beginning part) Area

Pictures

I really enjoy making pictures. You can see a complete gallery of pictures I have created.

Unfinished drafts

User:Jim.belk/Draft:Negative number User:Jim.belk/Draft:Cylinder Rank (linear algebra) Matrix (mathematics) Column vector Vector (mathematics) Reduced row echelon form Row echelon form Row reduction Linear span

Method of undetermined coefficients User:Jim.belk/Covering Spaces Draft User:Jim.belk/Draft of Hyperbolic Geometry User:Jim.belk/Draft:Free group User:Jim.belk/Draft:Quadratic Form User:Jim.belk/Draft:xy plane User:Jim.belk/Draft:Function composition User:Jim.belk/Draft:Alternating series User:Jim.belk/Draft:Direct union User:Jim.belk/Draft:List of trigonometric identities

Dihedral groups project

• User:Jim.belk/Dihedral symmetry
• User:Jim.belk/Representation Theory of the Dihedral Group Draft
• User:Jim.belk/Infinite Dihedral Group Draft
• User:Jim.belk/Generalized Dihedral Group Draft
• User:Jim.belk/Dihedral Group Draft

Links

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics
• Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics

Displaying Mathematics

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)
• Wikipedia:Mathematical symbols (for use in HTML)
• Table of mathematical symbols
• Help:Displaying a formula

General Wikipedia

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
• Help pages
• Tutorial
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

Humor

• Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man
• Wikipedia:Five pillars of evil
• Wikipedia:Do NOT bite the developers

Other

• Mathematics stub types
• Wikipedia:How to create graphs for Wikipedia articles
• Wikipedia:Template messages
• Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines
• Wikipedia:Citation templates
• Wikipedia:How do I delete a user subpage?

Subpages

• User:Jim.belk/Image Gallery
• User:Jim.belk/Articles to Work On
• User:Jim.belk/Sandbox
• User:Jim.belk/Sandbox2
• User:Jim.belk/Sandbox3
• User:Jim.belk/Sandbox4
• User:Jim.belk/Mathematical symbols
• User:Jim.belk/Common sources

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