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Undergraduate math research

21 votes

When should a result be made into a paper?

19 votes

Is there a reset sequence?

16 votes

Non-mathematician submitting to top maths journal?

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Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

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Is the sphere the only surface with circular projections? Or: Can we deduce a spherical Earth by observing that its shadows on the Moon are circular?

13 votes

Which model of computation is "the best"?

11 votes

an engineering Ph.D. teaching math in college

10 votes

How to characterize a Self-avoiding path.

9 votes

What counts as an 'invited' talk?

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How to distribute the source of programs used in a paper?

9 votes

What are your favorite puzzles/toys for introducing new mathematical concepts to students?

9 votes

Programming Languages Based on Category Theory

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Universities not listed on mathjobs

8 votes

Tools for long-distance collaboration

8 votes

Happy New Prime Year!

8 votes

Undecidability in Conway's Game of Life

7 votes

Are there moves between Reidemeister moves?

7 votes

How and how much do the notations and diagrams influence our understanding of mathematical concepts?

6 votes

Teaching proofs in the era of Google

6 votes

Where have you used computer programming in your career as an (applied/pure) mathematician?

5 votes

Submitting to arXiv when unaffiliated

5 votes

Shortest grid-graph paths with random diagonal shortcuts

5 votes

How long is the longest path in the game tree of chess?

4 votes

Fair but irregular polyhedral dice

4 votes

How many simply connected subsets of an n-by-m grid?

4 votes

When do 3D random walks return to their origin?

4 votes

Technical phd after 33

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Are there any good computer programs for drawing (algebraic) curves?

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How do you decide whether a question in abstract algebra is worth studying?