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Dinesh
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I used to work in information theory and haven't had formal math training beyond the basic undergraduate level. I still retain a lot of interest in mathematics and try to work on my skill set whenever possible.
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What are some mathematical concepts that were (pretty much) created from scratch and do not owe a debt to previous work?
Apr 16, 2010
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Favorite popular math book
Dec 29, 2009
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Number of uniform rvs needed to cross a threshold
Jan 3, 2010
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What is your favorite "strange" function?
Apr 22, 2010
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Checking whether given binary operation is a group operation
Jul 14, 2010
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Cool problems to impress students with group theory
Jan 29, 2010
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What should be offered in undergraduate mathematics that's currently not (or isn't usually)?
Mar 15, 2010
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Computing channel capacities for non-symmetric channels
May 10, 2012
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Image of a fixed element under a random endomorphism in an Abelian group
Jul 3, 2010
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"Embedding" functions in groups
Dec 29, 2009
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Riemann zeta function at odd positive integers
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How many bins do random numbers fill?
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Choose a random number between $0$ and $1$ and record its value. Keep doing it until the sum of the numbers exceeds $1$. How many tries do we need?
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Geometric interpretation of the multiplication of complex numbers?
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Proving $\sqrt{1-x^2}\ge \operatorname{erf}(\sqrt{-\log x})$