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Requesting a Polynomial System of Equations
Awarded Nov 23 at 21:51
Does a proof by induction have to explicitly refer to the principle of mathematical induction?
Awarded Nov 23 at 14:08
Are logic textbooks wrong to teach ‘unless’ = ‘or’? How to motivate?
Awarded Nov 18 at 11:03
Why do so many people hate math?
Awarded Nov 16 at 5:21
How does a math Olympian fare in undergraduate maths courses?
Awarded Nov 14 at 15:19
How can I teach intuition why ‘If P then Q’ and ‘P only if Q’ mean the same, to first year undergraduates?
Awarded Nov 8 at 6:34
How to convince a high school student that the $=$ symbol denotes identity?
Awarded Oct 27 at 6:10
To 17 year olds, how can I explain that two numbers with arbitrarily small difference are equal?
Awarded Oct 16 at 17:30
Do undergraduates struggle with δ-ε definitions because they lack a habit of careful use of their native language?
Awarded Oct 16 at 10:40
Is there a way to extend the analogy that fractions means "x out of y" to show that fractions are also dividing?
Awarded Oct 5 at 17:16
What are some common errors and misconceptions about the Pythagorean Theorem?
Awarded Oct 5 at 17:16
Does there exist a (statistical) topology induced by students on the space of algebraic formulas? :)
Awarded Oct 4 at 16:32
Explaining Sigma-Notation
Awarded Sep 13 at 1:57
What is important to keep in mind in grading proof-based courses?
Awarded Aug 31 at 11:51
What's it called when multiple concepts are combined into a single problem?
Awarded Jul 17 at 13:49
Can this be a better way of defining subsets?
Awarded May 31 at 6:06
Adjusting a Bonus Points System to More Equitably Benefit Struggling Students
Awarded May 21 at 2:05
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Awarded Mar 21 at 16:50
When writing log, do you indicate the base, even when 10?
Awarded Mar 17 at 13:32
Is there a fair way to increase the grade of students who did not do well in exams?
Awarded Mar 13 at 4:47
If I take Modern Analysis next year, will I be prepared to teach multivariable/vector calculus?
Awarded Feb 24 at 15:26
f(x+h) in the difference quotient
Awarded Feb 19 at 19:52
How to explain the motivation of parentheses in addition, subtraction and multiplication?
Awarded Jan 28 at 13:57
Students confusing "object types" in introductory proofs class
Awarded Jan 9 at 19:48
Geometry in the Community College Curriculum
Awarded Nov 12, 2022 at 4:37
Why is a Calculus III student more likely to solve this problem?
Awarded Oct 17, 2022 at 4:16
Math Proofs - why are they important and how are they useful?
Awarded Oct 4, 2022 at 22:48
Why does math need to be practiced and exercised, when L1 Linguistic Competence is subconscious?
Awarded Oct 3, 2022 at 19:12
What are some rationales to teach Computer Science students Sequences and Series?
Awarded Aug 21, 2022 at 5:03
The Interleaving Effect: How widely is this used?
Awarded Aug 1, 2022 at 16:40
Why Massively Multivariate open online calculus class (M2O2C2) on Coursera was discontinued?
Awarded Jul 25, 2022 at 7:36
Why are hyperbolic functions given "short shrift" at "low" levels of math?
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 6:15
Explaining why volume of cone is a third of cylinder
Awarded May 4, 2022 at 20:31
Why do so many children's book confuse discs with circles?
Awarded Apr 22, 2022 at 18:10
Asking students to define "unique"
Awarded Apr 12, 2022 at 1:55
Can we avoid confusion over using "let" as a quantifier?
Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 21:02
What should be memorized in math and what should be reference table?
Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 10:41
What should I do if students did very poorly in the mid-term exam?
Awarded Mar 14, 2022 at 19:27
How should I grade true-or-false questions if the student's writing is unclear?
Awarded Mar 2, 2022 at 19:03
Are there science-backed effective teaching strategies?
Awarded Feb 18, 2022 at 18:57
Visual Pythagorean demonstration
Awarded Feb 11, 2022 at 6:10
Has Benezet's teaching experiment ever been reproduced?
Awarded Feb 5, 2022 at 3:12
Examples of arithmetic and geometric sequences and series in daily life
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 13:50
How do I sketch a good gaussian curve freehanded, or by using only common sketching tools?
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 1:33
A smart student that struggles in exams
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 16:51
Are there research studies that attempt to determine the value of a "Growth Mindset?"
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 22:20
Motivating example for sequences, sums and limits in high school
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 22:06
How to encourage students to discuss with themselves in a remote teaching environment?
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 12:03
How to keep students' attention while teaching a proof?
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 1:17
Dealing with disagreeable students and not compromising
Awarded Sep 9, 2021 at 18:20
How would introductory classes change if they didn't need to be taken by non-mathematicians?
Awarded Aug 30, 2021 at 11:30
Teaching geometric transformations through fractals?
Awarded Aug 29, 2021 at 7:40
How does one tutor an A-level student past the derivative paradox?
Awarded Jul 29, 2021 at 1:54
When is a good time to teach linear algebra?
Awarded Jul 25, 2021 at 5:32
Why are math test scores dropping in America? Lack of student responsibility movement
Awarded Jul 11, 2021 at 12:17
Is there a place where I can buy well made calculus 2 and calculus 3 lesson plans and power points?
Awarded Jul 8, 2021 at 16:56
Why so many single-variable calculus textbooks? But still no equivalents to Visual Group Theory or Complex Analysis for other subjects?
Awarded Jul 4, 2021 at 8:45
How to introduce group theory to a general audience in 15 minutes?
Awarded Jul 3, 2021 at 3:25
Making the leap from Pre-Calculus to Calculus
Awarded Jun 29, 2021 at 4:04
How much time to spend on a single question?
Awarded Jun 15, 2021 at 15:47
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