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Geometric interpretation of trace

linear-algebra matrices big-list intuition traces asked Jan 31, 2010 at 1:49

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\emph or \textit

fonts best-practices italic emphasis semantics asked Aug 18, 2010 at 18:57

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What's a nice argument that shows the volume of the unit ball in $\mathbb R^n$ approaches 0?

ca.analysis-and-odes soft-question mathematics-education intuition asked Dec 8, 2009 at 22:08

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85 votes

How to get a little frac

math-mode fractions asked Oct 7, 2010 at 21:43

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64 votes

How to make a standard preamble into a package

packages preamble asked Jul 26, 2010 at 19:56

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45 votes

A better way to reference theorem-like environments?

cross-referencing theorems asked Aug 28, 2010 at 4:50

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43 votes

How does one create the Dave Hill effect for portraits/action shots?

post-processing lighting tutorial asked Nov 7, 2010 at 17:39

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How many actuations are "too many actuations"?

body shutter-actuations asked Oct 7, 2010 at 20:37

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43 votes

The 'real' use of Quantum Algebra, Non-commutative Geometry, Representation Theory, and Algebraic Geometry to Physics

qa.quantum-algebra noncommutative-geometry ag.algebraic-geometry big-picture mp.mathematical-physics asked Feb 8, 2010 at 19:43

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35 votes

Heuristic explanation of why we lose projectives in sheaves.

sheaf-theory ag.algebraic-geometry homological-algebra intuition asked Nov 30, 2009 at 23:55

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What are the differences between rings, groups, and fields?

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Which one result in mathematics has surprised you the most?

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Which mathematicians have influenced you the most?

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Examples of great mathematical writing

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Books on Number Theory for Layman

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Mathematical subjects you wish you learned earlier

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Good books and lecture notes about category theory.

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Theories of Noncommutative Geometry

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What's the best way to get constructive critique of your photographs?

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What is an elliptic curve, and how are they used in cryptography?

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Surprising Generalizations

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What does it take to run a good learning seminar?

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Is there a general formula for image size vs. print size?

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What is your favorite online graphing tool?

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Simple explanation of a monad

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List of Interesting Math Blogs

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What is Rembrandt lighting, and when do I use it?

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What is a primitive polynomial?

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A challenge by R. P. Feynman: give counter-intuitive theorems that can be translated into everyday language

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Good resources (book or otherwise) to learn/study basic Combinatorics

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D-modules and Algebraic Solutions of PDEs

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Colloquial catchy statements encoding serious mathematics

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Problems that differential geometry solves

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Is there possibly a largest prime number?

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How do I identify the object of a picture I've taken?

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Real world uses of hyperbolic trigonometric functions

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Extremely messy proofs

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Have all the (relatively) easy math problems been solved?

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How to pronounce "E = mc²"

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A good quick introduction to Knot Theory?

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