Timeline for Daunting papers/books and how to finally read them
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| Feb 3 at 4:08 | comment | added | François G. Dorais | This is dumb advice but it sometimes works: just read the theorems and definitions, don't read the proofs. Then try to prove the theorems yourself. If that doesn't work, go back to the paper and figure out what you are missing. Often enough, the paper is much easier to read once get that extra motivation. | |
| Feb 3 at 3:32 | answer | added | Pro-pedagogy guest troll | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 3 at 3:25 | history | edited | Martin Sleziak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 2 at 23:03 | comment | added | darij grinberg | The best answer will depend on the reason for the dauntingness: Is the book/paper daunting because it is long? because it is written in a foreign language or notation? because it is written badly? or because the underlying mathematics is difficult? | |
| Feb 2 at 22:17 | answer | added | Danny Ruberman | timeline score: 7 | |
| Feb 2 at 19:57 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 2 at 8:01 | answer | added | prijatelj | timeline score: 5 | |
| Feb 2 at 2:37 | answer | added | Timothy Chow | timeline score: 22 | |
| Feb 1 at 20:36 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Feb 1 at 16:09 | answer | added | Nate River | timeline score: 17 | |
| Feb 1 at 15:45 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Asaf Karagila♦ | ||
| Feb 1 at 13:57 | answer | added | R.P. | timeline score: 31 | |
| Feb 1 at 13:34 | history | edited | YCor |
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| Feb 1 at 13:22 | answer | added | LSpice | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 1 at 12:35 | history | asked | Jon23 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |