Timeline for How do you decide whether a question in abstract algebra is worth studying?
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| Jul 25, 2013 at 11:47 | comment | added | Todd Trimble | Yes, this was beautifully and clearly and wisely put. | |
| May 23, 2012 at 15:22 | comment | added | Jon Bannon | I think this is spot on! | |
| Aug 1, 2011 at 8:32 | comment | added | JBorger | I really enjoyed this answer. Knuth says something similar (on his web page I think). He says he doesn't read email because email is good for people who want to stay on top of things but he wants to get to the bottom of things. I've sometimes found it's good to keep the phrase "get to the bottom of things" in mind. | |
| Aug 1, 2011 at 1:22 | comment | added | Chris Godsil | This reminds me of Lueneberg's statement that "the goal of theory is to understand the examples". | |
| Jul 31, 2011 at 23:29 | history | answered | Timothy Chow | CC BY-SA 3.0 |