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Peano arithmetic is enough, because Peano arithmetic encodes computation (math.stackexchange.com)
246 points by btilly 22 days ago | past | 141 comments
Enumerating All Fractions (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by Tachyooon 72 days ago | past
For any multiple of 37, reverse and interleave with 0s, you get a multiple of 37 (math.stackexchange.com)
6 points by ColinWright 76 days ago | past | 2 comments
Which one result in mathematics has surprised you the most? (math.stackexchange.com)
5 points by paulpauper 78 days ago | past | 1 comment
Lemma/Proposition/Theorem, which one should we pick? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by susam 3 months ago | past
Finding your friend on a uniform sphere (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by omegacombinator 4 months ago | past
Mathematical difference between white and black notes in a piano (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by melenaboija 4 months ago | past
Indian native rediscovers Department of Defense 1963 Algorithm (math.stackexchange.com)
9 points by muragekibicho 4 months ago | past | 2 comments
What does proving the Riemann Hypothesis accomplish? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by squircle 4 months ago | past
How many corners/edges/faces do round objects have? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by susam 5 months ago | past
How did "one-to-one" come to mean "injective"? (2011) (math.stackexchange.com)
4 points by susam 6 months ago | past
Group Actions: A Common Misconception (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by omegacombinator 6 months ago | past
Visual Simplification of A*sin(x)+B*cos(x) (math.stackexchange.com)
17 points by omegacombinator 6 months ago | past | 2 comments
Alternative notation for exponents, logs and roots? (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by cl3misch 7 months ago | past
Alternative notation for exponents, logs and roots? (math.stackexchange.com)
15 points by aaraujo002 7 months ago | past | 1 comment
Is there an elementary proof of this seemingly simple inequality? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by vector_spaces 7 months ago | past | 3 comments
How many rolls do I need to determine if my dice are fair? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by lwhsiao 8 months ago | past
What is the math behind the game Spot It (a.k.a. Dobble)? (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by martinlaz 8 months ago | past
Set Builder Notation: Colon or Vertical Line (2015) (math.stackexchange.com)
3 points by susam 8 months ago | past
Are sets and symbols the building blocks of mathematics? (math.stackexchange.com)
3 points by wumeow 8 months ago | past
Writing 1+1= 2 in a complicated way (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by latchkey 9 months ago | past
Behavior of the 1D symmetric simple random walk with a slight perturbation (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by zaikunzhang 9 months ago | past
In definitions, it is common to use "if" even though "if and only if" is meant (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by susam 10 months ago | past
Can mathematical definitions of form "P if Q" mean "P if and only if Q"? (2012) (math.stackexchange.com)
7 points by susam 10 months ago | past | 5 comments
Is there an integer that takes all 3 sides of different Pythagorean triples? (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by azeemba 10 months ago | past
How would you explain a tensor to a computer scientist? (math.stackexchange.com)
8 points by azeemba 11 months ago | past | 1 comment
Use of ⟹ and = when stricter conditions are true (math.stackexchange.com)
3 points by susam 11 months ago | past
What is your favorite application of the Pigeonhole Principle? (math.stackexchange.com)
1 point by downboots 12 months ago | past
How (or why) did Topology become so central to modern mathematics? (2016) (math.stackexchange.com)
2 points by susam on May 28, 2024 | past
How did the notation "ln" for "log base e" become so pervasive? (math.stackexchange.com)
5 points by susam on May 28, 2024 | past

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