User Daniel Moskovich

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Most interesting mathematics mistake?

answered Dec 16, 2009 at 1:36

82 votes

Mathematical "urban legends"

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 2:57

75 votes

Theorems that are 'obvious' but hard to prove

answered Jan 10, 2011 at 14:20

73 votes

Mathematical "urban legends"

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 12:13

73 votes

Which mathematical ideas have done most to change history?

answered Feb 2, 2010 at 0:07

59 votes

Demonstrating that rigour is important

answered Sep 6, 2010 at 17:00

55 votes

Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

answered Sep 15, 2010 at 23:54

53 votes

A book you would like to write

answered Feb 3, 2011 at 21:31

50 votes

What are some examples of ingenious, unexpected constructions?

answered Mar 11, 2012 at 2:19

48 votes

Examples of major theorems with very hard proofs that have not dramatically improved over time

answered Dec 20, 2013 at 9:56

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

answered Jan 31, 2011 at 14:59

43 votes

Demonstrating that rigour is important

answered Sep 3, 2010 at 15:20

38 votes

What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

answered Apr 29, 2010 at 5:01

35 votes

Is it possible to have a research career while checking the proof of every theorem that you cite?

answered May 4, 2016 at 9:56

34 votes

Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics

answered May 5, 2010 at 3:25

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Is Grothendieck a computer?

answered Dec 10, 2010 at 2:58

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Are there proofs that you feel you did not "understand" for a long time?

answered May 18, 2013 at 14:28

33 votes

Examples of theorems misapplied to non-mathematical contexts

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 20:08

32 votes

Blackbox Theorems

answered Jun 14, 2012 at 1:26

29 votes

What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics?

answered Dec 26, 2010 at 2:20

28 votes

How to motivate and present epsilon-delta proofs to undergraduates?

answered Feb 16, 2012 at 5:46

26 votes

Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

answered Jun 21, 2012 at 23:14

26 votes

Objects which can't be defined without making choices but which end up independent of the choice

answered May 21, 2013 at 0:54

24 votes

What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

answered Mar 1, 2011 at 21:52

24 votes

When to start reviewing

answered Feb 8, 2010 at 13:56

24 votes

Best algebraic geometry textbook? (other than Hartshorne)

answered Dec 17, 2009 at 2:31

24 votes

Motivation for algebraic K-theory?

answered Nov 25, 2009 at 10:27

23 votes

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Proofs of Kirby's theorem

answered Mar 2, 2010 at 14:41

23 votes

In knot theory: Benefits of working in $S^3$ instead of $\mathbb{R}^3$?

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 13:36

22 votes

What are some examples of ingenious, unexpected constructions?

answered Mar 12, 2012 at 1:58

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Most interesting mathematics mistake?

Mathematical "urban legends"

Theorems that are 'obvious' but hard to prove

Mathematical "urban legends"

Which mathematical ideas have done most to change history?

Demonstrating that rigour is important

Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

A book you would like to write

What are some examples of ingenious, unexpected constructions?

Examples of major theorems with very hard proofs that have not dramatically improved over time

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

Demonstrating that rigour is important

What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

Is it possible to have a research career while checking the proof of every theorem that you cite?

Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics

Is Grothendieck a computer?

Are there proofs that you feel you did not "understand" for a long time?

Examples of theorems misapplied to non-mathematical contexts

Blackbox Theorems

What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics?

How to motivate and present epsilon-delta proofs to undergraduates?

Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

Objects which can't be defined without making choices but which end up independent of the choice

What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

When to start reviewing

Best algebraic geometry textbook? (other than Hartshorne)

Motivation for algebraic K-theory?

Proofs of Kirby's theorem

In knot theory: Benefits of working in $S^3$ instead of $\mathbb{R}^3$?

What are some examples of ingenious, unexpected constructions?