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Kevin Carlson
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I'm a research software engineer at the Topos Institute in Berkeley. My mathematical training is in category theory. You can reach me at "my first name" "at" "topos.institute". (previous known as Kevin Arlin)

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Why is the number of ways of choosing $0$ items from $n$ items $1$?
Oct 22, 2018
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Is linear algebra more “fully understood” than other maths disciplines?
Mar 16, 2016
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What are the practical applications of the Taylor Series?
Oct 22, 2012
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What is wrong with this proposed proof of the twin prime conjecture?
Dec 7, 2014
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What's so special about the group axioms?
Feb 23, 2015
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Non-closed subspace of a Banach space
Aug 2, 2012
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Why is a function space considered to be a "vector" space when its elements are not vectors?
Mar 27, 2015
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Why homology with coefficients?
Dec 27, 2013
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Why can't differentiability be generalized as nicely as continuity?
May 5, 2015
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Getting Students to Not Fear Confusion
Aug 15, 2012

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What should I consider when deciding whether to delay an exam?
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Would it be frowned upon for a person to hold two full time online teaching positions?
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What websites allow students to purchase solutions to problems?
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I did absolutely nothing during COVID, how to catch up?
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Non-small objects in categories