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Conceptual reason why the sign of a permutation is well-defined?

answered Mar 9, 2022 at 9:47

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Invertible matrices of natural numbers are permutations... why?

answered Apr 18, 2011 at 14:47

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How to write mathematics without typing?

answered Feb 10 at 9:25

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Can the circle be characterized by the following property?

answered Apr 20, 2010 at 17:16

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How can you find an integer coefficient polynomial knowing its values only at a few points (but requiring the coefficients be small)?

answered Sep 25, 2021 at 10:45

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Thinking and Explaining

answered Sep 16, 2010 at 6:44

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Representation theory of $S_n$

answered Apr 19, 2011 at 6:47

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Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

answered Apr 30, 2010 at 7:35

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Math puzzles for dinner

answered Jun 24, 2010 at 9:08

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What is the simplest proof that the density of coprime pairs does not go to zero?

answered Sep 13, 2023 at 12:27

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4900, a particularly square number

answered May 31, 2010 at 11:05

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Determinant of sum of positive definite matrices

answered May 20, 2011 at 6:53

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How small can a sum of a few roots of unity be?

answered Nov 15, 2010 at 11:52

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Density of a set of natural numbers whose differences are not bounded.

answered May 27, 2011 at 16:14

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Probability of generating the symmetric group

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 8:37

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The sparsest planar net that captures every unit segment

answered Nov 16, 2012 at 15:52

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Examples of theorems misapplied to non-mathematical contexts

answered Jun 1, 2011 at 6:20

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Which theorems have Pythagoras' Theorem as a special case?

answered May 6, 2022 at 9:30

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Is amateur research in mathematics viable?

answered May 11, 2022 at 8:41

9 votes

Prominent non-mathematical work of mathematicians

answered Aug 16, 2021 at 15:17

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The Problem about 2-coloring finite plane

answered Feb 21, 2012 at 9:11

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Open problems in Euclidean geometry?

answered Apr 15, 2015 at 8:30

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Finite subgroups of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (reference request)

answered Jun 7, 2010 at 7:43

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Can select many disjoint pairs with prescribed differences from Z_n?

answered May 10, 2010 at 14:50

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Classification of finite groups of isometries

answered Aug 30, 2010 at 12:39

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Examples of bad notation and its consequences

answered Apr 20, 2023 at 6:21

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

answered May 2, 2011 at 7:13

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how can I minimise (n * y) (mod x) for known x and y, and for a given range of n?

answered Jun 14, 2010 at 14:55

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Examples where physical heuristics led to incorrect answers?

answered Jul 1, 2010 at 13:18

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Graphs from the point of view of Riemann surfaces

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Conceptual reason why the sign of a permutation is well-defined?

Invertible matrices of natural numbers are permutations... why?

How to write mathematics without typing?

Can the circle be characterized by the following property?

How can you find an integer coefficient polynomial knowing its values only at a few points (but requiring the coefficients be small)?

Thinking and Explaining

Representation theory of $S_n$

Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

Math puzzles for dinner

What is the simplest proof that the density of coprime pairs does not go to zero?

4900, a particularly square number

Determinant of sum of positive definite matrices

How small can a sum of a few roots of unity be?

Density of a set of natural numbers whose differences are not bounded.

Probability of generating the symmetric group

The sparsest planar net that captures every unit segment

Examples of theorems misapplied to non-mathematical contexts

Which theorems have Pythagoras' Theorem as a special case?

Is amateur research in mathematics viable?

Prominent non-mathematical work of mathematicians

The Problem about 2-coloring finite plane

Open problems in Euclidean geometry?

Finite subgroups of ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (reference request)

Can select many disjoint pairs with prescribed differences from Z_n?

Classification of finite groups of isometries

Examples of bad notation and its consequences

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

how can I minimise (n * y) (mod x) for known x and y, and for a given range of n?

Examples where physical heuristics led to incorrect answers?

Graphs from the point of view of Riemann surfaces