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Qiaochu Yuan
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Ex-graduate student. I apologize in advance for some of my old writing.

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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
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How do I make the conceptual transition from multivariable calculus to differential forms?
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Extremely messy proofs
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Where does a math person go to learn quantum mechanics?
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What is entropy, really?
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