Reading Notes & Papers
This page is a working log. It is not a curated list of the greatest papers in mathematics; that would be a different project, and a longer one. It is a record …
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Olympiad problem solving, the prerequisites nobody lists honestly, and the gap between being good at solving problems and being able to ask one.
Prerequisites for Mathematical Research
There are many guides to mathematical research. Most are written by people who have forgotten what it felt like not to know how to do it. This is not that …
Read →Olympiad Problem-Solving & Resources
Olympiad mathematics is its own discipline. It is not school mathematics and it is not research mathematics. It sits between them: more creative than the first, …
Read →Beginners Guide to Advanced Mathematics
There is a version of this guide that opens with an apology: “I am not a professional mathematician”, or “this is just my personal …
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