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Steven Stadnicki

Seattle, WA

Software engineer and long-time dabbler in mathematics; 11th in the Putnams forever ago but I've long since atrophied.
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58 votes

What's the value of this Viète-style product involving the golden ratio?

number-theory sequences-and-series asked Oct 6 '10 at 22:47
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A maze puzzle for the day

mazes asked Apr 1 '15 at 22:26
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48 votes

Self-referential Sudoku

sudoku arithmetic asked Apr 15 '15 at 22:45
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32 votes

How asymptotically bad is naive shuffling?

algorithms algorithm-analysis asymptotics probability-theory randomness asked Nov 6 '12 at 19:22
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25 votes

Is regex golf NP-Complete?

complexity-theory np-complete regular-expressions asked Jan 13 '14 at 9:26
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25 votes

How to create mazes on the hyperbolic plane?

graph-theory recreational-mathematics hyperbolic-geometry percolation asked Nov 16 '11 at 0:02
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22 votes

Is the Collatz conjecture in $\Sigma_1 / \Pi_1$?

logic recreational-mathematics computability asked Jan 18 '12 at 18:44
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19 votes

What is the complexity of succinct (binary) Nurikabe?

computer-science puzzle np-complete computational-complexity asked Mar 30 '11 at 19:13
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19 votes

How common are offensive words in tournament Scrabble play?

scrabble tournament asked Aug 27 '14 at 4:12
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18 votes

In EDH/Commander, what is the 'color identity' of a double-faced card?

magic-the-gathering mtg-commander mtg-double-faced-cards mtg-color-identity asked Jan 23 '12 at 18:02
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Top Answers
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Does the square or the circle have the greater perimeter? A surprisingly hard problem for high schoolers
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Can a piece of A4 paper be folded so that it's thick enough to reach the moon?
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In the history of mathematics, has there ever been a mistake?
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The Mathematics of Tetris
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62
Does newer card text on a Magic: The Gathering card override the old wording?
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60
if there are 5 points on a sphere then 4 of them belong to a half-sphere.
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57
Why can ALL quadratic equations be solved by the quadratic formula?
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53
A (probably trivial) induction problem: $\sum_2^nk^{-2}\lt1$
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52
In calculus, which questions can the naive ask that the learned cannot answer?
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47
Koch snowflake paradox: finite area, but infinite perimeter
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43
Multiple-choice question about the probability of a random answer to itself being correct
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41
Origin of the dot and cross product?
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38
Which is bigger: $9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9^{9}}}}}}}}}$ or $9!!!!!!!!!$?
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36
What is this pattern called?
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How can I write the numbers 5 and 7 as some sequence of operations on three 9s?
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33
Proof that $\sin10^\circ$ is irrational
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33
Can Mickey Mouse divide by $7$?
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Questions on a self-made theorem about polynomials
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30
How many digits does the integer zero have?
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29
How to force prime numbers into a line?
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Is it true to say that “it's not logically possible to prove something can't be done”?
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29
Hole inside cube with tetrahedrons at corners?
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28
Is this of any real importance to the mathematical scientific community?
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Why does the Fibonacci Series start with 0, 1?
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26
If $a^3 b = ba^3$ and if $ a $ has order 7, show that $ab = ba$
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26
Why is Bazaar of Baghdad supposedly such a good card?
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25
What are some examples of notation that really improved mathematics?
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Why can't polynomials have negative exponents or division by a variable
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Is $\sum_{n=1}^{+ \infty}\left(\frac {1}{n}-\frac{1}{p_n}\right)$ convergent?
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Evidence against Goldbach's Conjecture?
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