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

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Surprising Generalizations

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What is your favorite online graphing tool?

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List of Interesting Math Blogs

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Simple explanation of a monad

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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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What is a primitive polynomial?

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

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Problems that differential geometry solves

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Real world uses of hyperbolic trigonometric functions

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A good quick introduction to Knot Theory?

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Best Cities for Mathematical Study

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Surprising Generalizations

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Determine which of 8 points make up the 4 corners of a cube's face

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Chased by a lion and other pursuit-evasion problems

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Best Maths Books for Non-Mathematicians

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Real world uses of homotopy theory

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Interesting calculus problems of medium difficulty?

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references for learning about branch cuts/ branch points in complex analysis

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Inverse Image as the left adjoint to pushforward

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Why is the matrix-defined Cross Product of two 3D vectors always orthogonal?

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What is the single most influential book every mathematician should read?

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What are the prerequisites for combinatorics?

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Undergraduate algebraic geometry textbook recommendations

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Non-integer powers of negative numbers

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

Which one result in mathematics has surprised you the most?

Books on Number Theory for Layman

Mathematical subjects you wish you learned earlier

Good books and lecture notes about category theory.

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

Surprising Generalizations

What is your favorite online graphing tool?

List of Interesting Math Blogs

Simple explanation of a monad

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

What is a primitive polynomial?

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

Problems that differential geometry solves

Real world uses of hyperbolic trigonometric functions

A good quick introduction to Knot Theory?

Best Cities for Mathematical Study

Surprising Generalizations

Determine which of 8 points make up the 4 corners of a cube's face

Chased by a lion and other pursuit-evasion problems

Best Maths Books for Non-Mathematicians

Real world uses of homotopy theory

Interesting calculus problems of medium difficulty?

references for learning about branch cuts/ branch points in complex analysis

Inverse Image as the left adjoint to pushforward

Why is the matrix-defined Cross Product of two 3D vectors always orthogonal?

What is the single most influential book every mathematician should read?

What are the prerequisites for combinatorics?

Undergraduate algebraic geometry textbook recommendations

Non-integer powers of negative numbers