Mark Meckes

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Is there an introduction to probability theory from a structuralist/categorical perspective?

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What is a good method to find random points on the n-sphere when n is large?

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How to generate random points in $\ell_p$ balls?

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What's an example of a space that needs the Hahn-Banach Theorem?

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Integrability of derivatives

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Intuitive proof that the first $(n-2)$ coordinates on a sphere are uniform in a ball

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Elementary applications of linear algebra over finite fields

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Is there a choice-free proof that a Euclidean domain is a UFD?

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Is there an infinite-dimensional Banach space with a compact unit ball?

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