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How to choose a textbook that is pedagogically optimal for oneself?

Mujtaba Alam

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answered yesterday

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Advice for assigning student projects in masters data science stats course

Brian Borchers

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answered Jul 22 at 3:46

87 votes

21 answers

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Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?

J W

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modified Jul 21 at 18:19

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Teaching students how to check the validity of their proofs

user21820

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answered Jul 21 at 9:05

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3 answers

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Games suitable for high school level teaching

user21820

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modified Jul 21 at 9:01

5 votes

2 answers

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Historical Development vs Official Development

J W

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modified Jul 20 at 8:03

43 votes

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Taxonomy of bad proofs

Xander Henderson♦

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modified Jul 20 at 0:15

15 votes

2 answers

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Introductory real analysis before or after introductory abstract algebra?

guest

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modified Jul 18 at 20:32

2 votes

5 answers

855 views

When are students taught implicit and parametric representations of curves?

J W

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modified Jul 18 at 7:21

5 votes

1 answer

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Does this explanation of integration and the Fundamental Theorems of Calculus make any sense?

Justin Skycak

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modified Jul 17 at 2:51

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References on maxima and minima serving as a pedagogical context to explore and gain a deeper understanding of real functions

J W

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modified Jul 16 at 20:08

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Need a book reference on derivatives spacetime fields [closed]

Claude

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asked Jul 15 at 17:50

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0 answers

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When Did They Start Using Ohm's Triangle for Arithmetic Topics?

Tommi

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modified Jul 15 at 14:30

12 votes

7 answers

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Real-life problems involving solving triangles

Linda

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modified Jul 14 at 10:36

4 votes

4 answers

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Questions about writing a Linear Algebra textbook, with Earth Science applications

Doug Walker

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answered Jul 12 at 14:59

-1 votes

1 answer

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Mathematics and calmness [closed]

Justin Skycak

12.3k

modified Jul 11 at 20:42

7 votes

6 answers

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How can I distribute an exam to a large class without a lockdown broswer such as Respondus/Proctorio?

Xander Henderson♦

8,298

modified Jul 9 at 20:03

14 votes

4 answers

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What is currently called geometry in high school?

user338955

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modified Jul 8 at 21:22

9 votes

4 answers

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What to do when uncertain about a question while tutoring

Hannah

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answered Jul 6 at 11:14

15 votes

7 answers

832 views

Can we explain to undergraduates how points make a line?

Marlene

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modified Jul 5 at 20:36

49 votes

14 answers

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Should we avoid indefinite integrals?

Alexey

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modified Jul 3 at 20:37

8 votes

4 answers

682 views

Making an online math course "interactive"

kjdfgksdjh

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answered Jul 3 at 18:17

3 votes

2 answers

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Reading popular books in undergraduate math classes: Techniques, assignments, methods?

Joseph O'Rourke

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modified Jul 1 at 23:01

10 votes

4 answers

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What kind of sequence is between an arithmetic and a geometric sequence?

Justin Skycak

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modified Jun 30 at 21:59

7 votes

3 answers

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Undergraduate-level abstract algebra books or courses that don't start with groups or rings

J W

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answered Jun 30 at 13:34

4 votes

1 answer

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How can a church or other non-academic institution find and hire math teachers?

Opal E

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modified Jun 27 at 20:27

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Assigning a semi-independent project for current math I students to learn a topic in Math II overlap with math I, and teach a math II class, how to?

Coo

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modified Jun 27 at 20:25

39 votes

18 answers

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How do I show students the Beauty of Mathematics?

Cees Timmerman

191

modified Jun 26 at 18:39

3 votes

1 answer

448 views

Literature on mathematical intutiion

Justin Skycak

12.3k

answered Jun 26 at 2:02

8 votes

3 answers

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Is teaching how to solve recurrence relations using generating functions too much for a first year discrete maths course?

Daniel R. Collins

26.4k

modified Jun 25 at 4:50

4 votes

1 answer

339 views

When dealing with sequences, should we teach students to start at 0 or 1?

user21820

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answered Jun 24 at 9:25

7 votes

1 answer

326 views

Please identify this American elementary textbook series from the 1950s

kcrisman

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modified Jun 17 at 12:12

7 votes

2 answers

338 views

Producing defective matrix examples

James S. Cook

10.9k

answered Jun 17 at 5:17

1 vote

1 answer

131 views

What are signs your high school algebra II (arithmetic) course plan focuses heavily on the first half and neglects depth in the second half?

Daniel R. Collins

26.4k

answered Jun 15 at 3:29

15 votes

7 answers

3k views

A visualization for the quotient rule

user1815

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answered Jun 14 at 18:09

4 votes

2 answers

242 views

The easy and the hard problems involving independent events

Michael Hardy

1,915

modified Jun 13 at 14:05

0 votes

5 answers

356 views

Truth tables. What does a truth valuation of a formula even mean?

Michael Hardy

1,915

modified Jun 12 at 21:11

-3 votes

1 answer

99 views

Seeking journal for theoretical papers publishing

user118746

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modified Jun 12 at 8:10

6 votes

7 answers

510 views

Can we define length and perpendicularity not via an inner product?

tekhnus

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answered Jun 11 at 19:51

11 votes

5 answers

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How to justify formula for area of triangle (or parallelogram)

Tommi

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modified Jun 11 at 17:01

19 votes

5 answers

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What is a variable?

timo alexandre

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modified Jun 11 at 13:21

0 votes

3 answers

381 views

Why can't I teach that picking (un)popular integers doesn't lower Probability of winning lotteries?

gidds

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answered Jun 9 at 11:48

3 votes

1 answer

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Examples of different languages with mathematically different names for concepts

Torsten Schoeneberg

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modified Jun 8 at 15:03

9 votes

6 answers

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Teaching the difference between standard deviation and interquartile range

Guest troll

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answered Jun 7 at 2:58

21 votes

6 answers

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Do I really need to cover solids of revolution in my Calculus I class?

Xander Henderson♦

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modified Jun 6 at 0:44

6 votes

2 answers

421 views

Is there an equivalent for "tiervenner" in English or other languages?

Maaz Ahmad

1

modified Jun 5 at 18:06

0 votes

1 answer

58 views

Recommended math site or app for 7th/8th grade

Sue VanHattum♦

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answered Jun 4 at 14:40

2 votes

2 answers

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Is Morris Kline's 'Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach' a Good Book to Learn Calculus From?

Mike Pierce

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modified Jun 3 at 14:10

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