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Alexandre Eremenko
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http://www.math.purdue.edu/~eremenko
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When exactly and why did matrix multiplication become a part of the undergraduate curriculum?
linear-algebra
mathematics-education
physics
math-education-history
asked Nov 1 '14 at 21:29
mathoverflow.net
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When exactly (and why) did matrices become a part of the undergraduate curriculum?
mathematics
physics
education
asked Nov 1 '14 at 21:02
hsm.stackexchange.com
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Four circles on the sphere
gt.geometric-topology
discrete-geometry
hyperbolic-geometry
asked Jun 11 '18 at 16:53
mathoverflow.net
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Circles and rational functions
cv.complex-variables
asked Aug 4 '12 at 14:44
mathoverflow.net
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Topology on the set of analytic functions
gn.general-topology
cv.complex-variables
asked Aug 26 '13 at 12:47
mathoverflow.net
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Rational functions with a common iterate
cv.complex-variables
ds.dynamical-systems
functional-equations
fractional-iteration
asked Dec 1 '12 at 20:59
mathoverflow.net
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Roman engineers
roman-empire
engineering
asked Mar 6 '15 at 20:26
hsm.stackexchange.com
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A problem of potential theory arising in biology
potential-theory
heat-equation
asked Sep 5 '15 at 14:50
mathoverflow.net
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Arnold on Newton's anagram
reference-request
ho.history-overview
asked Aug 24 '13 at 20:23
mathoverflow.net
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Anti-Mandelbrot set
reference-request
ds.dynamical-systems
complex-dynamics
asked Jun 6 '15 at 5:57
mathoverflow.net
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Nontrivially fillable gaps in published proofs of major theorems
mathoverflow.net
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Mistakes in mathematics, false illusions about conjectures
mathoverflow.net
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Mathematical conjectures on which applications depend
mathoverflow.net
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Is the Riemann zeta function surjective?
mathoverflow.net
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Lost soul: loneliness in pursing math. Advice needed.
mathoverflow.net
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Liouville's theorem with your bare hands
mathoverflow.net
64
Good “casual” advanced math books
mathoverflow.net
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Useless math that became useful
mathoverflow.net
59
Is there a reason why Turkey took the Balkan territories of the Ottoman Empire, instead of Greece or another of the Balkan states?
history.stackexchange.com
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How did passengers keep warm on sail ships?
history.stackexchange.com
55
Which came first, the natural logarithm or the base of the natural logarithm?
hsm.stackexchange.com
54
Teaching homology via everyday examples
mathoverflow.net
51
Do you know important theorems that remain unknown?
mathoverflow.net
51
On equation f(z+1)-f(z)=f'(z)
mathoverflow.net
50
How can a mathematician handle the pressure to discover something new?
mathoverflow.net
50
Most intriguing mathematical epigraphs
mathoverflow.net
49
real symmetric matrix has real eigenvalues - elementary proof
mathoverflow.net
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Is it possible to have a research career while checking the proof of every theorem that you cite?
mathoverflow.net
48
Old books still used
mathoverflow.net
47
What is the earliest mention of space travel?
history.stackexchange.com
47
What knowledge may have been lost at the Library of Alexandria?
history.stackexchange.com
47
Why did the Soviet Union close its borders and restrict travel abroad?
history.stackexchange.com
46
Who first proved ergodicity of irrational rotations of the circle?
mathoverflow.net
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Why did the Soviet Union name their strongest bomb Tsar Bomba?
history.stackexchange.com
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Why did Germany not join the United Nations until 1973?
history.stackexchange.com
45
What areas of pure mathematics research are best for a post-PhD transition to industry?
mathoverflow.net
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When is one 'ready' to make original contributions to mathematics?
mathoverflow.net
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What is “Teichmüller Theory” and its history?
mathoverflow.net
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What definitions were crucial to further understanding?
mathoverflow.net
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Trichotomies in mathematics
mathoverflow.net
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