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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics. (2)
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Why might André Weil have named Carl Ludwig Siegel the greatest mathematician of the 20th century?
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Too old for advanced mathematics?
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Refereeing a Paper
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Inaccessible cardinals and Andrew Wiles’s proof
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When should a result be made into a paper?
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Did Pogorzelski claim to have a proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture?
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Fundamental Examples
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Teaching and students
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〈x,y : x^p = y^p = (xy)^p = 1〉
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“Algebraic” topologies like the Zariski topology?
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Examples of algebraic closures of finite index
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Most memorable titles
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when is Aut(G) abelian
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What are the most misleading alternate definitions in taught mathematics?
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What is a good roadmap for learning Shimura curves? (2)
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When to start reviewing
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Consolidation: Aftermathematics of fads
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How to know if somebody else is also working on your problem?
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How important are publications for undergrads?
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Why is it a good idea to study a ring by studying its modules?
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Why should one still teach Riemann integration?
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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
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Poincaré Conjecture and the Shape of the Universe
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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?
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Famous mathematical quotes
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Existence of zero cycles of degree one vs existence of rational points
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Great mathematicians born 1850-1920 (ET Bell’s book ≲ x ≲ Fields Medalists)
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Number fields with same discriminant and regulator?
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Degree of sum of algebraic numbers
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