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Questions that are about research in mathematics, or about the job of a research mathematician, without being mathematical problems or statements in the strictest sense. Do not use this tag for easy or supposedly easy mathematical questions.
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Quirky, non-rigorous, yet inspiring, literature in mathematics
This book is very elementary, but has a lot of excellent material.
@BOOK{Polya54,
author = {Polya, G.},
title = {Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning. Vol.1: Induction and Analogy in …
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What do you call an object constructed as part of a proof?
I find myself wanting to talk about parts of a proof, e.g. the role played by mathematical expressions within a proof.
When proving a theorem it is common to construct some kind of object and then pro …
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Are there journals for "fun mathematics"?
I agree this usually goes under the name "recreational mathematics." I'd suggest looking at The Mathematical Gazette as well, which has a range of articles including short notes and problems.
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Theorems with many proofs
I think two important characteristics are
The importance of the theorem itself
The extent of connections within the subject
These two are not, of course, mutually exclusive!
This book is a recent di …