Algebraic Geometry
Functional Analysis
Number Theory
Combinatorics
Differential Equations
100

What is the genus of a nonsingular cubic curve?

1

100

Is the right shift operator on sequences compact?

not compact

100

What does p squared equal modulo 24 for any prime greater than 3?

1

100

What is the formula for the number of derangements of n objects?

n factorial times sum from k equals 0 to n of negative 1 to the k over k factorial

100

What is the general solution to u sub x plus u sub y equals u?

e to the x times any function of y minus x

200

Is the curve y squared equals x to the fifth plus x singular or not?

nonsingular

200

True or false: every bounded linear operator on a complex Banach space has a nonempty spectrum

true

200

Are there infinitely many primes that are 1 modulo 4?

yes

200

What counts the number of ways to partition a set into k nonempty subsets?

stirling number of the second kind

200

What substitution solves dy dx equals y over x plus sine of y over x?

tangent of y over 2x equals c times x

300

What is the dimension of a projective variety in n dimensional projective space cut by two independent equations?

n minus 2

300

What is the dual space of ell one?

ell infinity

300

What is the value of the sum of mu of n divided by n over all positive integers in the limiting sense?

0

300

What is the value of the Ramsey number R 3 3?

6

300

What is the implicit solution form of the inviscid Burgers equation?

u equals f of xi where x equals xi plus t times f of xi

400

What is the formula for the genus of a smooth plane curve of degree d?

(d minus 1)(d minus 2) divided by 2

400

Are all Hilbert spaces reflexive?

yes

400

How does the sum of one over primes up to x grow asymptotically?

like log log x

400

What is the approximate value of the number of derangements of n?

n factorial divided by e

400

What is the solution to the heat equation with initial condition e to the negative x squared?

one over square root of 1 plus 4t times exponential of negative x squared over 1 plus 4t

500

A nonsingular cubic curve over the complex numbers is equivalent to what type of geometric object?

complex torus

500

What is the spectrum of the right shift operator on square summable sequences?

all complex numbers with absolute value less than or equal to 1

500

What theorem states that arithmetic progressions with coprime start and difference contain infinitely many primes?

dirichlet theorem

500

What theorem guarantees long arithmetic progressions in dense sets of integers?

szemeredi theorem

500

What is the status of the 3D Navier Stokes existence problem? (solved or unsolved)

unsolved

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