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Bill Dubuque
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  • Shoulders of Giants
53 votes
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Direct proof of irrationality?

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A condition that implies commutativity

28 votes

Abstract thought vs calculation

27 votes

Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics

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Assistance with understanding parent/child relationships in Pythagorean Triples

27 votes

What are the reasons for considering rings without identity?

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Demystifying complex numbers

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Can a mathematical definition be wrong?

20 votes

Slick ways to make annoying verifications

19 votes

Interesting applications (in pure mathematics) of first-year calculus

18 votes

Does Smith normal form imply PID?

17 votes

Abstract thought vs calculation

15 votes

Newton and Newton polygon

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Expressing $-\operatorname{adj}(A)$ as a polynomial in $A$?

14 votes

How do we know that Fermat wrote his famous note in 1637?

14 votes

Counterexamples in algebra?

12 votes

Rational exponential expressions

12 votes

What was the relative importance of FLT vs. higher reciprocity laws in Kummer's invention of algebraic number theory?

11 votes

Which mathematicians have influenced you the most?

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Factoring and solving trinomials

9 votes

What is the divisibility theory for Bezout Domains?

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Euclidean function of Euclidean domain defined at 0

7 votes

Good papers/books/essays about the thought process behind mathematical research

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A remark on Cohen's theorem

7 votes

Books you would like to see translated into English

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What are the units in the ring of Laurent polynomials?

6 votes

What is the shortest program for which halting is unknown?

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An example of two elements without a greatest common divisor

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Theorems which say "such and such method cannot possibly prove FLT"

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Marey's problem: Generating all prime numbers in $[n_1,n_2]$