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

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 12:13

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Proof of the Reidemeister theorem

answered Feb 14, 2010 at 3:09

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Generating ribbon diagrams for knots known to be ribbon knots

answered Dec 13, 2009 at 1:30

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Notation for the all-ones vector

answered Dec 28, 2009 at 16:33

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Good books on problem solving / math olympiad

answered Dec 30, 2009 at 17:03

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Criteria for accepting an invitation to become an editor of a scientific journal

answered Mar 7, 2010 at 23:36

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Who thought that the Alexander polynomial was the only knot invariant of its kind?

answered Apr 1, 2010 at 1:18

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Splitting book into chapters

answered Nov 19, 2009 at 1:43

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Why is the gradient normal?

answered Oct 23, 2009 at 1:08

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Is there any analogs of Vassiliev invariants in higher dimensions?

answered Apr 23, 2010 at 20:07

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3-manifold theorem reference request or proof

answered Jan 18, 2012 at 8:58

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Interesting mathematical documentaries

answered Jun 19, 2012 at 23:54

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Visualize Fourth Homotopy Group of $S^2$

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 13:43

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Knots and their Morse functions

answered Mar 4, 2012 at 2:02

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Embedded ribbons and regular isotopy

answered Aug 19, 2020 at 17:36

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2-tangles and quantum groups and 2-groups

answered Nov 19, 2011 at 16:54

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What's the right object to categorify a braided tensor category?

answered Nov 9, 2009 at 23:34

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How do you approach your child's math education?

answered Mar 31, 2010 at 17:01

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Value of "of course" in the mathematical literature

answered Feb 23, 2010 at 23:16

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Best online mathematics videos?

answered Oct 22, 2009 at 1:09

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Best online mathematics videos?

answered Oct 22, 2009 at 1:49

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Are there elementary-school curricula that capture the joy of mathematics?

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 18:02

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Asymptotics of q-Catalan numbers

answered Nov 30, 2009 at 14:54

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What are the most overloaded words in mathematics?

answered Dec 1, 2009 at 13:53

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Higher order quandle

answered Nov 29, 2009 at 0:20

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Examples of categorification

answered Oct 26, 2010 at 2:05

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Mathematics TV clips

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 0:46

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What subfields of mathematics better lend themselves to visualization?

answered Jul 6, 2010 at 13:45

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Alexander polynomial or Reidemeister torsion for knotted surfaces?

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 12:38

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Can surfaces be interestingly knotted in five-dimensional space?

answered Jan 20, 2011 at 22:35

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

Proof of the Reidemeister theorem

Generating ribbon diagrams for knots known to be ribbon knots

Notation for the all-ones vector

Good books on problem solving / math olympiad

Criteria for accepting an invitation to become an editor of a scientific journal

Who thought that the Alexander polynomial was the only knot invariant of its kind?

Splitting book into chapters

Why is the gradient normal?

Is there any analogs of Vassiliev invariants in higher dimensions?

3-manifold theorem reference request or proof

Interesting mathematical documentaries

Visualize Fourth Homotopy Group of $S^2$

Knots and their Morse functions

Embedded ribbons and regular isotopy

2-tangles and quantum groups and 2-groups

What's the right object to categorify a braided tensor category?

How do you approach your child's math education?

Value of "of course" in the mathematical literature

Best online mathematics videos?

Best online mathematics videos?

Are there elementary-school curricula that capture the joy of mathematics?

Asymptotics of q-Catalan numbers

What are the most overloaded words in mathematics?

Higher order quandle

Examples of categorification

Mathematics TV clips

What subfields of mathematics better lend themselves to visualization?

Alexander polynomial or Reidemeister torsion for knotted surfaces?

Can surfaces be interestingly knotted in five-dimensional space?