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Sheaves and bundles in differential geometry
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What recent discoveries have amateur mathematicians made?
Awarded May 22, 2020 at 7:48
What elementary problems can you solve with schemes?
Awarded Apr 29, 2020 at 13:55
Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand
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Is there an introduction to probability theory from a structuralist/categorical perspective?
Awarded Apr 20, 2020 at 12:34
Conway's lesser-known results
Awarded Apr 15, 2020 at 14:45
Most interesting mathematics mistake?
Awarded Apr 12, 2020 at 1:40
equivalence of Grothendieck-style versus Cech-style sheaf cohomology
Awarded Apr 1, 2020 at 11:20
Estimating the size of solutions of a diophantine equation
Awarded Mar 5, 2020 at 14:15
Extent of “unscientific”, and of wrong, papers in research mathematics
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Most harmful heuristic?
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Famous mathematical quotes
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Math and Wormholes
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Proofs shown to be wrong after formalization with proof assistant
Awarded Jan 16, 2020 at 12:55
What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?
Awarded Dec 6, 2019 at 0:35
Interesting examples of vacuous / void entities
Awarded Nov 7, 2019 at 11:30
Awfully sophisticated proof for simple facts
Awarded Nov 6, 2019 at 20:00
Does Physics need non-analytic smooth functions?
Awarded Oct 31, 2019 at 7:10
Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand
Awarded Oct 20, 2019 at 19:35
The "Dzhanibekov effect" - an exercise in mechanics or fiction? Explain mathematically a video from a space station
Awarded Sep 22, 2019 at 19:25
Do you know important theorems that remain unknown?
Awarded Aug 28, 2019 at 10:45
Why doesn't mathematics collapse even though humans quite often make mistakes in their proofs?
Awarded Aug 19, 2019 at 13:45
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Awarded Aug 7, 2019 at 13:35
How do I make the conceptual transition from multivariable calculus to differential forms?
Awarded Aug 6, 2019 at 17:55
Have any long-suspected irrational numbers turned out to be rational?
Awarded Aug 1, 2019 at 23:45
Famous mathematical quotes
Awarded Jul 26, 2019 at 13:35
Tweetable Mathematics
Awarded Jul 3, 2019 at 9:20
Proofs shown to be wrong after formalization with proof assistant
Awarded Jun 25, 2019 at 1:45
What notions are used but not clearly defined in modern mathematics?
Awarded Jun 9, 2019 at 13:10
How do you approach your child's math education?
Awarded May 17, 2019 at 21:00
Proofs without words
Awarded May 12, 2019 at 6:05
Geometric interpretation of trace
Awarded May 2, 2019 at 9:40
Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
Awarded May 1, 2019 at 20:55
Nonequivalent definitions in Mathematics
Awarded Apr 30, 2019 at 14:05
Is $ \sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty x^n / \sqrt{n!} $ positive?
Awarded Apr 25, 2019 at 18:45
The most outrageous (or ridiculous) conjectures in mathematics
Awarded Apr 18, 2019 at 7:25
Why is the Gamma function shifted from the factorial by 1?
Awarded Apr 13, 2019 at 19:15
The enigmatic complexity of number theory
Awarded Apr 8, 2019 at 11:45
Most harmful heuristic?
Awarded Apr 5, 2019 at 5:20
Galois groups vs. fundamental groups
Awarded Mar 25, 2019 at 9:55
Geometric interpretation of trace
Awarded Mar 20, 2019 at 21:05
Examples of unexpected mathematical images
Awarded Mar 20, 2019 at 14:00
Why do roots of polynomials tend to have absolute value close to 1?
Awarded Mar 16, 2019 at 12:30
Why is differentiating mechanics and integration art?
Awarded Mar 13, 2019 at 18:15
Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand
Awarded Mar 13, 2019 at 13:01
Knuth's intuition that Goldbach might be unprovable
Awarded Mar 9, 2019 at 12:45
Most memorable titles
Awarded Jan 27, 2019 at 12:50
Have any long-suspected irrational numbers turned out to be rational?
Awarded Jan 24, 2019 at 19:55
Etale cohomology -- Why study it?
Awarded Jan 10, 2019 at 21:20
A book you would like to write
Awarded Jan 6, 2019 at 7:15
Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
Awarded Jan 5, 2019 at 6:20
Is the boundary $\partial S$ analogous to a derivative?
Awarded Jan 3, 2019 at 22:20
What are the most misleading alternate definitions in taught mathematics?
Awarded Dec 26, 2018 at 6:45
Pseudonyms of famous mathematicians
Awarded Dec 15, 2018 at 16:20
Most interesting mathematics mistake?
Awarded Nov 25, 2018 at 4:25
What recent discoveries have amateur mathematicians made?
Awarded Nov 15, 2018 at 21:00
What happened to Suren Arakelov?
Awarded Nov 7, 2018 at 20:25
Most harmful heuristic?
Awarded Oct 27, 2018 at 4:40
"Philosophical" meaning of the Yoneda Lemma
Awarded Oct 7, 2018 at 7:15
Occurrences of (co)homology in other disciplines and/or nature
Awarded Sep 10, 2018 at 7:10
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