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Why are the contents of contest maths so different from contents of degree-level maths?
Awarded Sep 18 at 5:30
Taxonomy of bad proofs
Awarded Aug 31 at 22:34
Use of mathematical humor suitable for motivation/explaination?
Awarded Aug 31 at 2:16
For calculus students, what should be the intuition or motivation behind series?
Awarded Aug 29 at 18:16
Terminology for parts of limit notation
Awarded Aug 16 at 16:17
Why are hand waving arguments made in textbooks of undergraduate analysis and how should readers deal with them?
Awarded Jul 21 at 22:11
"Function" vs "Function of ...": how much does it contribute to students difficulties?
Awarded Jun 22 at 3:18
Mental Health in Mathematics
Awarded Jun 14 at 2:52
Why do students like proof by contradiction?
Awarded May 28 at 15:56
Why do standard geometry textbooks not start with trigonometry?
Awarded May 16 at 0:56
SMSG: Did any school districts actual teach the curriculum as planned and what were the results for the teachers and students?
Awarded Mar 30 at 10:18
Non-Rigorous Use of Differentials
Awarded Mar 25 at 19:55
How can I choose a free calculus textbook?
Awarded Mar 20 at 0:07
Surprising examples of Cavalieri's principle
Awarded Mar 10 at 0:20
Why don't exercises ask readers to discover results themselves, before requiring proof? Why disclose the result in the question?
Awarded Feb 25 at 2:25
When should we first teach variables in school math? And how?
Awarded Feb 2 at 19:40
What is gratifying in being a mathematics teacher?
Awarded Feb 2 at 15:26
What are the differences between popular undergraduate abstract algebra books?
Awarded Jan 29 at 16:48
Hypothesis Tests in Students' Lives
Awarded Jan 28 at 18:06
Dyscalculia and studying mathematics (as major)
Awarded Jan 27 at 17:17
Good examples of proof by contradiction?
Awarded Dec 25, 2022 at 6:25
What are the arguments for and against learning the multiplication table by heart?
Awarded Dec 11, 2022 at 20:17
A calculus book that uses differentials?
Awarded Nov 28, 2022 at 17:42
Examples of Mathematical Slang
Awarded Nov 10, 2022 at 15:47
Method of Solving $5^x=326$ (Logs not allowed)
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 17:50
A Lexicon of Math Mistakes
Awarded Nov 7, 2022 at 11:04
Should we say that fractions "are" or "represent" numbers?
Awarded Sep 11, 2022 at 19:20
The definition of natural log and e
Awarded Aug 16, 2022 at 13:49
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded Jul 25, 2022 at 14:56
Writing a Calculus textbook for a course I am creating
Awarded Jun 26, 2022 at 8:47
Is Euclid dead? or Should Euclidean geometry be taught to high school students?
Awarded Jun 3, 2022 at 4:25
Memorizing Trig Identities
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 20:48
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded May 16, 2022 at 12:52
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 10:36
Should students in a first university linear algebra class be taught to write simple proofs?
Awarded May 7, 2022 at 8:36
Geometry with a view towards differential geometry textbook
Awarded May 5, 2022 at 7:27
Is there a simple example that empirical evidence is misleading?
Awarded May 5, 2022 at 6:46
What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?
Awarded May 4, 2022 at 15:50
Unique candidate that fails
Awarded Apr 11, 2022 at 12:06
What is a good way to explain the Lebesgue integral to non-math majors?
Awarded Feb 28, 2022 at 21:25
Why do students like proof by contradiction?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 1:08
How to assign homework when answers are freely available or attainable online?
Awarded Jan 4, 2022 at 22:19
What are some good examples to motivate the implicit function theorem?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 20:52
Singapore Math textbooks for secondary/"high school"?
Awarded Dec 12, 2021 at 21:48
'Low-algebra' examples of induction
Awarded Oct 23, 2021 at 0:27
Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?
Awarded Oct 18, 2021 at 13:05
Why do so many people hate math?
Awarded Oct 14, 2021 at 1:56
How to motivate equivalence classes
Awarded Jul 14, 2021 at 20:55
What was the problem with New Math? Why did it end?
Awarded Jul 14, 2021 at 0:11
Logic in symbols or words
Awarded Jun 19, 2021 at 17:40
Calculation versus writing in mathematics
Awarded Feb 19, 2021 at 9:21
Knowing mathematics does not translate to knowing to teach mathematics. Why?
Awarded Feb 1, 2021 at 5:18
Interacting with high school teachers (US)
Awarded Jan 1, 2021 at 21:10
Complex analysis (Applied versus pure)
Awarded Dec 31, 2020 at 17:35
Simple "real world" l'Hôpital's rule problem?
Awarded Dec 31, 2020 at 16:40
Complex analysis (Applied versus pure)
Awarded Dec 30, 2020 at 17:27
How to explain the difference between the fraction a / b and the ratio a : b?
Awarded Dec 30, 2020 at 3:35
Should students be told they're wrong
Awarded Dec 13, 2020 at 0:32
Is Euclid dead? or Should Euclidean geometry be taught to high school students?
Awarded Nov 27, 2020 at 4:36
Examples of vocabulary that have different meanings in Mathematics compared to "everyday" English
Awarded Nov 20, 2020 at 2:28
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