History of Science and Mathematics
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Timothy Chow
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What is the shortest paper in the history of mathematics?
Jul 16, 2022
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Is there any example of a long-standing mathematical conjecture whose resolution did not require advanced knowledge?
Jul 18, 2021
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Is there a theorem proof whose accuracy is doubted because it is short?
Mar 17
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Are there any anonymous contributions to mathematics that had a great impact?
Jul 15, 2021
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Adrastus, Proclus, and 2+8+50+288+… versus 1+9+49+289+…
Apr 1, 2022
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A randomly started branch of math
Apr 6, 2022
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Who discovered the singular cup product?
Jul 13, 2021
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Origin of Problem 6 on the 1988 International Mathematical Olympiad
Aug 7, 2022
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Is there any example of a long-standing mathematical conjecture whose resolution did not require advanced knowledge?
Jul 18, 2021
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Who first defined the "equal-delta" or "delta over equal" ($\triangleq$) symbol?
Jul 23, 2021
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Do you read the masters?
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Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?
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Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand
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Nonequivalent definitions in Mathematics

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