Skip to main content
Mathematics

Stellar Question

 Stellar Question
Question saved by 100 users. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
Awarded 268 times.
Help with a prime number spiral which turns 90 degrees at each prime
Awarded Dec 15, 2017 at 22:35
Partial derivative in gradient descent for two variables
Awarded Dec 9, 2017 at 5:52
What are the Differences Between a Matrix and a Tensor?
Awarded Dec 7, 2017 at 5:30
How to intuitively understand eigenvalue and eigenvector?
Awarded Dec 4, 2017 at 10:33
Are there any open mathematical puzzles? [closed]
Awarded Oct 3, 2017 at 8:03
Norms Induced by Inner Products and the Parallelogram Law
Awarded Sep 27, 2017 at 14:28
Best Maths Books for Non-Mathematicians [closed]
Awarded Sep 23, 2017 at 10:17
Evaluating $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} e^{-n} \sum\limits_{k=0}^{n} \frac{n^k}{k!}$
Awarded Jul 4, 2017 at 11:57
What is the single most influential book every mathematician should read? [closed]
Awarded Jun 24, 2017 at 16:30
Is it true that $0.999999999\ldots=1$?
Awarded Jun 24, 2017 at 13:55
How do I sell out with abstract algebra?
Awarded Jun 22, 2017 at 16:02
Mathematical equivalent of Feynman's Lectures on Physics?
Awarded May 31, 2017 at 15:16
Is mathematics one big tautology?
Awarded May 31, 2017 at 5:44
How do I convince someone that $1+1=2$ may not necessarily be true?
Awarded May 29, 2017 at 10:46
In the history of mathematics, has there ever been a mistake?
Awarded May 13, 2017 at 22:06
Zero to the zero power – is $0^0=1$?
Awarded Apr 20, 2017 at 14:39
How do you go about learning mathematics?
Awarded Apr 19, 2017 at 13:55
Please explain the intuition behind the dual problem in optimization.
Awarded Mar 31, 2017 at 2:59
Exterior Derivative vs. Covariant Derivative vs. Lie Derivative
Awarded Mar 2, 2017 at 3:29
Counterintuitive examples in probability
Awarded Feb 15, 2017 at 7:38
Some users are mind bogglingly skilled at integration. How did they get there?
Awarded Feb 11, 2017 at 8:08
Open problems in General Relativity
Awarded Feb 7, 2017 at 9:50
How to prove that $\lim\limits_{x\to0}\frac{\sin x}x=1$?
Awarded Dec 20, 2016 at 4:12
Why can ALL quadratic equations be solved by the quadratic formula?
Awarded Dec 10, 2016 at 23:56
What are some counter-intuitive results in mathematics that involve only finite objects?
Awarded Dec 9, 2016 at 13:37
Your favourite application of the Baire Category Theorem
Awarded Dec 6, 2016 at 18:01
How can I evaluate $\sum_{n=0}^\infty(n+1)x^n$?
Awarded Nov 19, 2016 at 14:20
Evaluate $\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}2}\frac1{(1+x^2)(1+\tan x)}\,\Bbb dx$
Awarded Nov 9, 2016 at 13:36
Pedagogy: How to cure students of the "law of universal linearity"?
Awarded Oct 7, 2016 at 11:48
If $AB = I$ then $BA = I$
Awarded Sep 22, 2016 at 13:31
List of Interesting Math Blogs [closed]
Awarded Sep 5, 2016 at 20:27
How to read a book in mathematics?
Awarded Aug 14, 2016 at 19:07
Find five positive integers whose reciprocals sum to $1$
Awarded Aug 11, 2016 at 3:18
What are some examples of when Mathematics 'accidentally' discovered something about the world?
Awarded Jul 7, 2016 at 19:09
On Ph.D. Qualifying Exams
Awarded Jun 10, 2016 at 7:40
Best Fake Proofs? (A M.SE April Fools Day collection) [closed]
Awarded May 31, 2016 at 13:09
Good books and lecture notes about category theory.
Awarded May 31, 2016 at 4:06
How discontinuous can a derivative be?
Awarded May 18, 2016 at 2:20
An Introduction to Tensors
Awarded Apr 25, 2016 at 11:54
"Advice to young mathematicians" [closed]
Awarded Apr 22, 2016 at 15:22
Lesser-known integration tricks
Awarded Apr 3, 2016 at 6:53
What is the practical difference between a differential and a derivative?
Awarded Mar 30, 2016 at 18:29
Too old to start math [closed]
Awarded Mar 18, 2016 at 14:41
Why is $1 - \frac{1}{1 - \frac{1}{1 - \ldots}}$ not real?
Awarded Mar 12, 2016 at 16:29
In (relatively) simple words: What is an inverse limit?
Awarded Feb 27, 2016 at 4:10
A proof of $\dim(R[T])=\dim(R)+1$ without prime ideals?
Awarded Feb 8, 2016 at 19:03
Striking applications of integration by parts
Awarded Jan 15, 2016 at 0:52
What is the importance of eigenvalues/eigenvectors?
Awarded Jan 3, 2016 at 14:35
Can every proof by contradiction also be shown without contradiction?
Awarded Nov 24, 2015 at 0:49
How can you prove that a function has no closed form integral?
Awarded Nov 8, 2015 at 0:25
Intuition for the definition of the Gamma function?
Awarded Oct 15, 2015 at 7:31
Which one result in mathematics has surprised you the most? [closed]
Awarded Sep 9, 2015 at 17:17
Can't argue with success? Looking for "bad math" that "gets away with it"
Awarded Aug 5, 2015 at 16:02
Really advanced techniques of integration (definite or indefinite)
Awarded May 27, 2015 at 5:44
What is the intuitive relationship between SVD and PCA?
Awarded May 9, 2015 at 16:03
Nice examples of groups which are not obviously groups
Awarded Jan 29, 2015 at 0:29
Teaching myself differential topology and differential geometry
Awarded Jan 23, 2015 at 11:41
Why study Algebraic Geometry?
Awarded Dec 22, 2014 at 19:31
Does $\pi$ contain all possible number combinations?
Awarded Dec 19, 2014 at 6:44
Books on Number Theory for Layman
Awarded Nov 30, 2014 at 0:56
1 2 3
4
5