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Memorizing theorems

130 votes

Theorems that are 'obvious' but hard to prove

126 votes

Knuth's intuition that Goldbach might be unprovable

115 votes

Why is differentiating mechanics and integration art?

113 votes

Books you would like to read (if somebody would just write them…)

80 votes

Switching Research Fields

76 votes

Interpreting the Famous Five equation

74 votes

What are the most misleading alternate definitions in taught mathematics?

69 votes

What are some reasonable-sounding statements that are independent of ZFC?

63 votes

Which journals publish expository work?

61 votes

Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?

58 votes

Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking

56 votes

Example of a good Zero Knowledge Proof

50 votes

Why is the Hahn-Banach theorem so important?

49 votes

Ingenuity in mathematics

48 votes

Theorems that are 'obvious' but hard to prove

42 votes

Examples of undergraduate mathematics separation from what mathematicians should know

42 votes

Is discrete mathematics mainstream?

41 votes

Erdos Conjecture on arithmetic progressions

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Why are the integers with the cofinite topology not path-connected?

40 votes

Thinking and Explaining

38 votes

Series whose convergence is not known

38 votes

What's so great about blackboards?

37 votes

What is Realistic Mathematics?

37 votes

Can a mathematical definition be wrong?

36 votes

Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

33 votes

Pedagogical question about linear algebra

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Is there any geometry where the triangle inequality fails?

33 votes

Why is a topology made up of 'open' sets?

32 votes

How to write popular mathematics well?

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