Brian Rushton

Philadelphia, PA

https://math.temple.edu/~brian.rushton/

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Topology: The Board Game

general-topology algebraic-topology soft-question recreational-mathematics education asked Dec 26, 2012 at 16:06

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What is a good handwriting font for mathematics?

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What should be included in a freshman 'Mathematics for computer programmers' course?

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How can I estimate the length of an exam?

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The human body's random number generator

pr.probability asked Dec 22, 2012 at 16:58

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Great mathematics books by pre-modern authors

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Covering maps in real life that can be demonstrated to students

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Is there any proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra that can be introduced to undergraduates who have just completed Calc III?

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Real life examples of commutative but non-associative operations

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For calculus students, what should be the intuition or motivation behind series?

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What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?

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How would you explain to a 9th grader the negative exponent rule?

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Effect of elementary row operations on determinant?

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What remains in a student's mind

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What is the difference between a Hamel basis and a Schauder basis?

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Why are compact sets called "compact" in topology?

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What do mathematicians call a proof?

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What computational problems would be good proof-of-work problems for cryptocurrency mining?

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The Puzzling Times

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Why is $n$ divided by $n$ equal to $1$?

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Revisiting topics from previous courses

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What is a good physical example of Stokes' Theorem?

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Is there an example that a theorem in number theory is useful in another field in mathematics?

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Non-rigorous reasoning in rigorous mathematics

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Students using l'Hôpital's Rule on the terms of a series, instead of the Limit Comparison Test

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Optimization problems that today's students might actually encounter?

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What actions does the LDS church (Mormon) take when a member does not pay tithing?

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Linear transformation of a polygon maximizing its area with respect to its perimeter.

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Intuition for the Universal Chord Theorem

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How does "curved space" explain gravitational attraction?

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A Lexicon of Math Mistakes

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Should Eisenstein’s criterion be taught in high-school?

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Are teaching about finding the missing member(s) of the sequences really appropriate?

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How safe is it to dress up a turtle?

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Introducing bounds

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How to read a book in mathematics?

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What are some great books for exploring mathematics? (not kids' books and not textbooks)

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Best textbooks to introduce measure theory and Lebesgue integration?

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If $ A^2=0$ , prove that $A$ doesn't neccesarily have a row of zeros

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Field containing sum of square roots also contains individual square roots

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