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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics.
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Math puzzles for dinner (2)
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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
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What if Current Foundations of Mathematics are Inconsistent?
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Difference between a ‘calculus’ and an ‘algebra’
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Applications of the Chinese remainder theorem
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Suggestions for good notation
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An example of a beautiful proof that would be accessible at the high school level?
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Memorizing theorems
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Examples of interesting false proofs
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Describe a topic in one sentence.
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practical applications of eigenvalues and eigenvectors
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Most harmful heuristic?
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Is there a natural random process that is rigorously known to produce Zipf’s law?
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Demystifying complex numbers
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Ingenuity in mathematics
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What are good non-English languages for mathematicians to know?
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German mathematical terms like “Nullstellensatz”
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What is the Implicit Function Theorem good for?
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Why linear algebra is fun!(or ?)
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100 Prisoners, 100 Boxes: Proof of Optimality
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Real analysis has no applications?
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Why is the Gamma function shifted from the factorial by 1?
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Applications of Brouwer’s fixed point theorem
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How many surjections are there from a set of size n?
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What is your favorite proof of Tychonoff’s Theorem?
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Sexy vacuity …
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Abstract Thought vs Calculation
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Does any research mathematics involve solving functional equations?
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How misleading is it to regard $\frac{dy}{dx}$ as a fraction?
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