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Examples of mathematics motivated by technological considerations

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Useless math that became useful

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Fundamental Examples

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Hironaka desingularisation theorem -- new proofs in literature?

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Are there any books that take a 'theorems as problems' approach?

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When is a scheme a zero-set of a section of a vector bundle?

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Computer algebra errors

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Moduli space of K3 surfaces

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Algebraic proof of 4-colour theorem?

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Moduli spaces of complex curves as algebraic varieties

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Proofs without words

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introductory book on spectral sequences

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What's a great christmas present for someone with a PhD in Mathematics?

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Any shortcuts to understanding the properties of the Riemannian manifolds which are used in the books on algebraic topology

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Italian school of algebraic geometry and rigorous proofs

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Alternative undergraduate analysis texts

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Computing fundamental groups and singular cohomology of projective varieties

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What are some results in mathematics that have snappy proofs using model theory?

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Etale cohomology -- Why study it?

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Great mathematical figures and/or diagrams?

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K3 over fields other than C?

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

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Introductory text for the non-arithmetic moduli of elliptic curves

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Why is a variety of general type hyperbolic?

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Riemann surfaces: explicit algebraic equations

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Approximately known matrix

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The importance of EGA and SGA for "students of today"

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Use of n-transitivity in finite group theory

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Notable math from those without math PhDs

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Is a free alternative to MathSciNet possible?