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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics. (2)
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Proofs without words
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Mathematical “urban legends”
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Math puzzles for dinner
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Most memorable titles
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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
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Which mathematical ideas have done most to change history?
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Your favorite surprising connections in Mathematics
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Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?
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Why should one still teach Riemann integration?
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What is your favorite “strange” function?
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Why were matrix determinants once such a big deal?
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An example of a beautiful proof that would be accessible at the high school level?
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When should a supervisor be a co-author?
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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics
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How to transition from pure math PhD to nonacademic career?
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Generalizing a problem to make it easier (2)
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How hard is it to get tenure in mathematics?
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Why is differentiating mechanics and integration art?
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What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler’s law)
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Are there examples of (successful) NSF mathematics proposals available anywhere online?
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Work of ICM 2010 plenary speakers (and other humans)
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Examples of seemingly elementary problems that are hard to solve?
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Teaching undergraduate students to write proofs
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Sexy vacuity …
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Motivating the Laplace transform definition
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Undergraduate roadmap to algebraic geometry?
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How to escape the inclination to be a universalist or: How to learn to stop worrying and do some research.
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What items MUST appear on a mathematician’s CV?
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How do I fix someone’s published error?
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