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Mathematics: Easy and Hard. Why?

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  1. Roskilde University, INM/IMFUFA, Postboks 260, Hus 27.1, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

    Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek

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In respectful memory of Ivor Grattan-Guinness (23 June 1941 to 12 December 2014).

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Booß-Bavnbek, B. Mathematics: Easy and Hard. Why?. Math Intelligencer 39, 61–72 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-017-9718-x

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