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Inspired by this question, at MO i am asking this question.

Can anyone list some elementary articles at ArXiv which can be understood by High-School/Undergrad Students. I am asking this because, i would like to see some interesting papers and articles to learn something new. If the paper is very much advanced then its of no use to me since i haven't learnt enough Math. I have been searching around for past two hours and i couldn't find a single paper which i could comprehend. Article which i would like to see:-

  • Interesting proofs of some Elementary number Theory results.

  • Interesting identity involving Infinite series.

  • Interesting articles in Basic Abstract Algebra ( concerning Groups and Rings.)

  • Your favorite article. ( Make sure its elementary enough!)

The best example of what type of articles i am looking for can be found in the answer given by Bill here:

This is an interesting article. I really enjoyed reading it since i could understand it.

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    @Chandru1: Should this be tagged as big-list as well? Have flagged this for CW.2011-02-10
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    Why ArXiv? Lots of people have their papers online for free on their homepage.2011-02-10
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    To second Yuval's comment: why arXiv? You should get yourself to a library and browse the American Mathematical Monthly.2011-02-10
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    The American Mathematical Monthly has a lot of wonderful elementary-level articles. I second Willie Wong's suggestion.2011-02-10
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    Well, the thing(s) about the Monthly is that it is not free and it is not easily available online. A couple of years ago I became a member of the MAA for the first time, mostly because I was looking forward to the online access to the Monthly articles. But I was so disappointed by the limited, slow and buggy nature of their online archives that I actually cancelled my membership. Their response was interesting, essentially: "We understand and hope you will try us again later on when we get things in better order." Does anyone know if it has gotten better recently?2011-07-08
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    By the way, along with other people, I think a small perturbation makes for a much better question: **Where can one find (freely, online) mathematical articles with a fighting chance to be understood by high school students and undergraduates?** Maybe I'll ask this myself...2011-07-08
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    @Pete: Please do ask that!2011-07-09

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