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34 questions linked to/from Are math-textbook-style problems on topic?
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Puzzling.SE refers me to Mathematics.SE refers me back to Puzzling.SE
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Which maths questions are on-topic
Proposed policy on maths questions
My challenge (I will refrain from calling it a puzzle for now!) was recently put on hold as off-topic since it ...
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What tricky mathematical questions are on topic here?
[EDITED to add:] See followup at Proposed policy on mathematical questions proposing a more specific policy in the light of comments and voting here.
There's strong consensus that straightforward ...
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Should 'Make x using w, y and z' questions be on-topic?
There are several puzzles on site now that follow the lines of
Make $x$ using the numbers $w$, $y$ and $z$. Only (), x, /, + and - is allowed
In my opinion, this isn't a puzzle.
We are simply ...
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How do we want to use our meta FAQ?
As far as I know, this isn't something that's ever really been talked about. We've got a potentially extremely useful resource on Puzzling Meta: the faq tag. But I'm not sure how we should use it. ...
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The maths problem "paradox" [duplicate]
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[A few minutes later...]
Maths.SE: Closed: Puzzles are not allowed.
Puzzling.SE: Closed: Maths problems ...
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Can the maths problem close vote be objective?
It's come up before on meta, a lot, it seems.
However, I don't know whether there's a set of specific rules that define what is a maths problem and what isn't one.
For example:
Question x is a ...
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Okay, the sandbox didn't work. We still have a quality problem; let's figure out how to address it
As of today, the riddle sandbox is no longer mandatory. The close reason related to it has been deactivated, and the requirement has been removed from the sandbox text. It was an experiment to see if ...
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Should we burninate [word-problem]?
I've had an issue with the word-problem tag for a while. It's currently being used as a replacement or co-tag for:
story
wordplay or word
mathematics
Of these, only the last is what the tag should ...
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Should we disable the "math problem" close reason?
I'm noticing building support for the idea of removing the "math problem" close reason. It's come up in discussion on meta, and has been brought up in chat a few times.
I can definitely see where ...
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Are questions from physics and chemistry olympiads on-topic?
This site has a large number of questions like those that appear on math olympiads.
Lately, I thought of some puzzles that could appear on physics and chemistry olympiads. While those require ...
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Revisiting the 'math question or math puzzle' policy
There have been a lot of discussion in the past about which math questions are on-topic and which one are off-topic. But I today I found a bit old question (with amazingly net 4 upvotes) which is ...
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Can I make up puzzles for the site?
I'm new to Puzzling and figured I would get started by posting a puzzle.
I read through the tour, and it says this:
Ask about...
Specific questions about the creation and solving of puzzles
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I say that a maths puzzle is suitable for this site. The puzzle-setter disagrees. What do you say?
In this puzzle Win the relay competition by selecting the longer path for competitors
There is a wordy and confusing set-up.
At the end of the question the following appears,
The basic ...
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List examples of things you think are on-topic or off-topic
Given that we currently lack a description what is on-topic (Where is the definition of an on-topic question?) I think maybe we should make a list of things we think should be considered on-topic.
It ...
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Is this question I asked on Math.SE better suited for Puzzling.SE?
I had asked a question on Math SE, before I knew about Puzzling SE. Here's the link.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1129004/create-the-most-stressful-tennis-game-ever
It does involve ...