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Qiaochu Yuan
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  • Oakland, California, USA
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Ex-graduate student. I apologize in advance for some of my old writing.

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Does $\pi$ contain all possible number combinations?
Oct 18, 2012
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Mathematical difference between white and black notes in a piano
Nov 24, 2010
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Intuition for the definition of the Gamma function?
Aug 27, 2010
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V.I. Arnold says Russian students can't solve this problem, but American students can -- why?
Dec 31, 2015
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Prove that $C e^x$ is the only set of functions for which $f(x) = f'(x)$
Aug 17, 2011
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What should be the intuition when working with compactness?
Apr 24, 2013
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Is infinity a number?
May 1, 2011
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How many sides does a circle have?
Apr 8, 2011
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Is it possible to represent every huge number in abbreviated form?
Aug 26, 2010
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What properties of busy beaver numbers are computable?
Jan 6, 2013
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