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This tag is for questions requesting advice (e.g. on a suitable publishing venue, presentation strategy, career move, ethical dilemma). It should be used in conjunction with a more specific tag, such as [journals], [teaching], [career], or [ethics].
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How bad is it to publish a paper with an overcomplicated proof?
This kind of situation is very common. In some sense, it's the nature of research. Consider the following quote from Andrew Wiles:
"Perhaps I could best describe my experience of doing mathematics in …
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How does one build and refine strong technical skills relevant to research?
academia.stackexchange.com/questions/187561/math-postdoc-position-for-a-very-mediocre-new-phd-graduate/187576#187576
https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/201849/new-faculty-already-lagging-on-responsibilities-bad-any-advice-on-coming-back …
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Referring to computer software in a paper
This advice matches the other threads on related topics, mentioned by Timothy Chow.
Another organizing principle should be what do other researchers in my field do? …
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Online study groups for individual mathematical texts
This question was asked a long time ago but remains on the unanswered queue, so I will try to answer.
The OP correctly identifies that the biggest obstacle to a community working through a book togeth …
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Transitioning from pure mathematics to applied mathematics/machine learning
This question was asked a long time ago and got several helpful comments, but remains on the unanswered queue. Let me try to answer, as someone trained in pure math who has also done work in data scie …
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Including alternative proofs
This is a great question. Since the OP explicitly asked for answers as answers rather than comments, let me try to get it off the unanswered queue. As far as I'm aware, there are three options:
Choos …
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Mathematical etiquette: Rephrasing / restructuring a work, limited release (with attribution...
This question was asked a long time ago, but remains on the unanswered queue. I agree with Allen Knutson's comment that this is good thing to do (i.e., write up such notes and post them on your webpag …
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Is it possible to get into graduate school for math with a non-math undergraduate degree?
But plenty of students change their major, and the general advice to undergrads in the USA (especially at a liberal arts college) is to follow their passion. …
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How much algebra is preferable for studying/doing research in dynamical/complex systems and ...
For those bound for grad school, the usual advice is to learn as much pure math as possible, since applied math grew out of pure math (at least, this is how my colleagues view it) and hence the ideas of …
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Use of an appendix in a long paper
I also think the advice in the comments to communicate with the editor is good advice. …
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Is it appropriate to add a dedication to a paper?
In math, dedications are rare but not unheard of. They are most common in birthday conference proceedings, or special issues devoted to summarizing a person's life work. For example, consider the foll …
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What would you do if you improve your own result that is submitted but not published?
Lastly, I'll remark that questions very similar to this one have been asked both on MO and Academia, and the answers seem to align with the advice I've written here. …
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How common is it for universities to create new positions for dual hires?
This advice is echoed in many threads over on academia.SE, that I link to below (in no particular order):
https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/164166/when-is-it-appropriate-to-ask-for-spousal-hire …
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What kind of work experience should be included in a math CV for PhD programs?
A professor who has can give very useful advice to students. …
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Publication Of 50 pages
This question was asked a long time ago, and never got an answer, but did receive some useful comments. The short answer is there are hundreds of journals that would publish such a paper. In some fiel …