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John Hughes

I'm a professor of Computer Science at Brown University. My degree is in mathematics, and I used to study topology (and still do in my spare time).

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65 How did mathematicians decide on the axioms of linear algebra Nov 21 '15
44 Trouble understanding only one way implication truth Feb 5 '18
39 Can you completely permute the elements of a matrix by applying permutation matrices? May 10 '18
38 How do you calculate a sum over a polynomial? Sep 11 '15
35 If I have a $0.00048\%$ chance of dying every second, how to numerically calculate the chance I have of dying in a day? Jun 9 '17
35 Entering math through the side door Aug 14 '15
34 What does it mean to solve an equation? Jan 13 '16
33 Question about Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem Aug 15 '17
31 What to answer when people ask what I do in mathematics Feb 8 '15
24 Can a real ODE have a complex solution? Feb 21 '17
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