Maths hacks

Miscellaneous metamathematics.

How to solve mathematical problems, various sources.

• tricki, the mathematical trick wiki
• What would Terry do?
• How would John generalise what you are doing?
• What would Cosma be snarky about you not doing?
• Dan Rockmore advocates going for a jog/pumping iron.

Personal favourite tricks:

• Differentiate matrices.
• Use inequalities, especially probabilistic inequalities.
• Notebook of misc useful formulae.

See also various learning hacks, most saliently Edward Kmett, Learning to Learn.

1 Pedagogy

See teaching maths and statistics.