User Dan Piponi

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Why are tensors a generalization of scalars, vectors, and matrices?

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 18:17

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Simple show cases for the Yoneda lemma

answered Jan 15, 2010 at 20:50

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Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

answered Sep 16, 2010 at 18:13

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Analogy of Parseval identity for Legendre Transform ?

answered Dec 23, 2013 at 20:23

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Are there any interesting connections between Game Theory and Algebraic Topology?

answered Nov 4, 2009 at 22:50

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What are good non-English languages for mathematicians to know?

answered Dec 7, 2009 at 17:43

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Dimension leaps

answered Nov 13, 2009 at 21:36

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Can infinity shorten proofs a lot?

answered Nov 17, 2009 at 2:02

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Bizarre operation on polynomials

answered Jan 20, 2010 at 22:42

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Demystifying complex numbers

answered Jul 2, 2010 at 4:23

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Predicting if something is a code

answered Jul 2, 2010 at 16:30

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Moments of area of random triangle inscribed in a circle

answered Jul 13, 2018 at 23:19

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Examples of mathematics motivated by technological considerations

answered Nov 23, 2009 at 18:39

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Colloquial catchy statements encoding serious mathematics

answered Dec 10, 2009 at 21:19

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What is a logic?

answered Dec 15, 2009 at 21:02

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Cool problems to impress students with group theory

answered Jan 30, 2010 at 2:03

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Do mathematical objects disappear?

answered Aug 8, 2017 at 20:42

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Applications of compactness

answered Jun 11, 2010 at 16:52

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What is your favorite isomorphism?

answered Sep 2, 2010 at 20:23

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What are some examples of "chimeras" in mathematics?

answered Apr 28, 2011 at 22:25

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Computer science for mathematicians

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 17:43

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Pedagogical question about linear algebra

answered Jan 19, 2010 at 19:03

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Why worry about the axiom of choice?

answered Apr 29, 2010 at 3:50

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Non-trivial consequences of Löb's theorem

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 20:54

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What could be some potentially useful mathematical databases?

answered May 2, 2016 at 13:58

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Should the formula for the inverse of a 2x2 matrix be obvious?

answered Mar 6 at 23:58

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Hopf Algebra for a physicist

answered Jan 9, 2013 at 21:10

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Intuitionistic logic as quantization of classical logic?

answered Apr 23, 2013 at 21:46

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What do Weierstrass points look like?

answered Dec 17, 2009 at 23:08

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Describe a topic in one sentence.

answered Dec 13, 2009 at 5:16

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Why are tensors a generalization of scalars, vectors, and matrices?

Simple show cases for the Yoneda lemma

Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

Analogy of Parseval identity for Legendre Transform ?

Are there any interesting connections between Game Theory and Algebraic Topology?

What are good non-English languages for mathematicians to know?

Dimension leaps

Can infinity shorten proofs a lot?

Bizarre operation on polynomials

Demystifying complex numbers

Predicting if something is a code

Moments of area of random triangle inscribed in a circle

Examples of mathematics motivated by technological considerations

Colloquial catchy statements encoding serious mathematics

What is a logic?

Cool problems to impress students with group theory

Do mathematical objects disappear?

Applications of compactness

What is your favorite isomorphism?

What are some examples of "chimeras" in mathematics?

Computer science for mathematicians

Pedagogical question about linear algebra

Why worry about the axiom of choice?

Non-trivial consequences of Löb's theorem

What could be some potentially useful mathematical databases?

Should the formula for the inverse of a 2x2 matrix be obvious?

Hopf Algebra for a physicist

Intuitionistic logic as quantization of classical logic?

What do Weierstrass points look like?

Describe a topic in one sentence.