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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics. (2)
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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
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Undergraduate Level Math Books
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Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking
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Favorite popular math book
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Theorems that are ‘obvious’ but hard to prove
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Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?
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Demonstrating that rigour is important
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Good differential equations text for undergraduates who want to become pure mathematicians
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Counterexamples in Algebra? (2)
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Linear Algebra Texts?
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Why does undergraduate discrete math require calculus?
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Quick proofs of hard theorems
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Major mathematical advances past age fifty
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Are there other nice math books close to the style of Tristan Needham?
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What are some correct results discovered with incorrect (or no) proofs?
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Do you read the masters?
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Experimental Mathematics
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Books you would like to see translated into English.
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Algebraic geometry examples
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nontrivial theorems with trivial proofs
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Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics
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Fields of mathematics that were dormant for a long time until someone revitalized them (2)
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Is there an image for you that epitomizes mathematics?
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Learning about Lie groups
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Good papers/books/essays about the thought process behind mathematical research
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What is Lagrange Inversion good for?
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Books about history of recent mathematics
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Is there an underlying explanation for the magical powers of the Schwarzian derivative?
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Do names given to math concepts have a role in common mistakes by students?
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