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History and philosophy of mathematics, biographies of mathematicians, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
If it is just a question of definition but not a question of computation, I have heard when I was a student the following definition:
Let $f$ be a real continuous function, class $C^0$. Let
$$
\Delt …
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Mathematical "urban legends"
I have a story of this kind. My thesis advisor J.-M. Souriau used to talk this story about one of his close friend (I'll keep quiet the name) : "Avant de devenir directeur de l'école normale supérieur …
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Why the name 'separable' space?
Well "séparer" means just "disjoin", "split up" etc. There are few meanings for "séparation" in french. For exemple "séparer par des fonctions". If you have a space $X$ and a set of functions ${\cal F …
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What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics?
In such a museum, I would like to see how mathematics are used in real life, not just for their internal beauty (well, beauty, simplicity and usability are certainly related). I mentioned above in a c …