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Bachelor from the Univ. of Oslo. Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. 22 years at National Univ. of Singapore. Now at the Univ. of Oslo.

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Are there other nice math books close to the style of Tristan Needham?
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Why did mathematicians not see that $f_n(x)=x^n$ is a counterexample to Cauchy's "theorem" about limits of continuous functions?
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What are some scientific breakthroughs that have been done during jail time?
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Which examples should we mention when teaching the concept of derivatives?
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Why is the derivative of a circle's area its perimeter (and similarly for spheres)?
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Did the author of Alice in Wonderland make any substantial original discoveries in mathematics?