Rodrigo A. Pérez

Indianapolis

http://www.math.iupui.edu/~rperez

Associate Professor, IUPUI.
PhD: 2002, Stony Brook.
IMO: 1991

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A function whose fixed points are the primes

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Why is the Death Star spherical?

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Did Ender ever learn that he killed those two boys?

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Fixed point theorems

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Why isn't the Death Star's structure radial?

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Superman computes pi

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How did they learn the legend of Luke?

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Explain reflection laws at the atomic level

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History of the high-dimensional volume paradox

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Proof of the weak Goldbach Conjecture

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Examples of great mathematical writing

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A way to directly see that the interior angles of triangle sum to $180^\circ$?

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When have we lost a body of mathematics because errors were found?

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Old books still used

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In what order should the Star Wars movies be watched?

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What is the most useful non-existing object of your field?

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The most outrageous (or ridiculous) conjectures in mathematics

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Fixed point theorems

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Why did Queen Amidala have to raise the vote of no confidence?

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xkcd 2385 KoTH (Final Exam)

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How large can a world be in fantasy?

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Publishing a bad paper?

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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?

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What's the best way to inform a pedestrian or fellow cyclist that I'm about to pass them?

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How Long Could an "Eternal" Fire Last?

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How to triangulate a math reference?

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Can you tell my robot to kill itself? (Three Laws)

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Noteworthy, but not so famous conjectures resolved recent years

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Pawn giving checkmate

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What are some applications of other fields to mathematics?

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Great mathematics books by pre-modern authors

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Have the tides ever turned twice on any open problem?

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General request for a book on mathematical history, for a VERY advanced reader.

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Is there a "mathematical" definition of "simplify"?

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Is this a Julia set (and if so, for which function family is it the Julia set)?

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Books that every aspirant mathematician should read

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What are some applications of other fields to mathematics?

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Unusual space-filling curve

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Calculus book in the spirit of the 18th century

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Probability Misconception: Two Bags with Black and White Marbles

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