r/mathematics

244k members
r/mathematics is a subreddit with 244k members. The community frequently discusses math, mathematics, struggling, looking for a, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review youtube teacher, math books, and theory books, and the most common flair used is discussion, calculus, algebra, number theory, and news.
r/mathematics is a subreddit dedicated to focused questions and discussion concerning mathematics.

Popular Topics in r/mathematics

#1

Math

271 posts
#2

Mathematics

91 posts
#3

Struggling

59 posts
#4

Looking For A

50 posts
#5

Looking For

50 posts
#6

Struggling With

36 posts
#7

Having A Hard

35 posts
#8

Time

35 posts
#9

Algebra

33 posts
#10

Looking For A Math

32 posts

Products Discussed in r/mathematics

Youtube Teacher

69 reviews
#1
3Blue1Brown
4.9 from 13 reviews
#2
Khan Academy
5.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Michael Penn
5.0 from 4 reviews

Math Books

11 reviews
#1
Paul Hoffman
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Isaac Asimov
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Springer
4.0 from 1 review

Theory Books

7 reviews
#1
Etingof
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Diestel
4.0 from 1 review
#3
ASS
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/mathematics

#1
Discussion
: "Do you think John von Neumann would have won the Fields Medal, a Nobel Prize, and the Turing Award if he had lived longer?"
47 posts
#2
Calculus
: "Some High school calculus problem from JEE Advance from INDIA"
6 posts
#3
Algebra
: "Does finding a new proof mean anything?"
6 posts
#4
Number Theory
: "In May of 2026, I presented my mathematics thesis that I wrote in Tagalog (the first of its kind, apparently!) and posted some photos of it to this subreddit. Here is the link to the entire paper on academia.edu! As well as a few pages from the paper!"
4 posts
#5
News
: "Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science"
3 posts
#6
Analysis
: "Mathematicians are grappling with the possibility that AI might eclipse them"
2 posts
#7
Machine Learning
: "Should we even bother?"
2 posts
#8
Complex Analysis
: "An elegant formula for sin x"
2 posts
#9
Discrete Math
: "What is the proper name for this branch of graph theory?"
2 posts
#10
Topology
: "Anybody survived Topology?"
2 posts

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+56k members(30.0%)

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Last updated: August 8, 2026