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What are some good examples to motivate the implicit function theorem?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 0:32
What's a replacement for "married couples" in combinatorics problems?
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 10:40
How to encourage young student to think in unusual ways?
Awarded Dec 24, 2021 at 4:25
Why's math way more puzzling, abstruse than law and medicine?
Awarded Dec 22, 2021 at 13:41
Why's math way more puzzling, abstruse than law and medicine?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 12:25
Tutoring a recalcitrant/awkward/exasperating student---special needs?
Awarded Dec 12, 2021 at 13:33
How should I teach logarithms to high school students?
Awarded Nov 24, 2021 at 15:18
Combative students in proofs classes
Awarded Nov 20, 2021 at 19:51
Student asked me if it is necessary to simplify fractions at the end of answering a question. I'm not sure how to respond
Awarded Nov 14, 2021 at 5:53
Combative students in proofs classes
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 11:16
I want a "true" proof by contradiction of an implication P => Q
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 1:42
Getting students to actually read definitions
Awarded Sep 18, 2021 at 19:16
How does one tutor an A-level student past the derivative paradox?
Awarded Aug 3, 2021 at 18:56
How to solve the problem of Wolfram Alpha?
Awarded Jul 30, 2021 at 20:21
Should I be teaching point-slope formula to high school algebra students?
Awarded Jul 27, 2021 at 4:17
Examples why university education is important for future high school teachers
Awarded Jul 17, 2021 at 1:20
How to motivate equivalence classes
Awarded Jul 14, 2021 at 20:55
Why is differential calculus often presented before integral calculus?
Awarded Jul 8, 2021 at 10:42
Reasons for (not) distinguishing $f$ from $f(x)$
Awarded Jul 6, 2021 at 17:18
How to teach math to someone who is neither [really] willing nor able to understand it?
Awarded Jun 18, 2021 at 15:26
Justifications for: Why learn mathematics?
Awarded Jun 17, 2021 at 4:41
Response to Students Who Say "This Is Not Important"
Awarded Jun 8, 2021 at 8:45
Response to Students Who Say "This Is Not Important"
Awarded Jun 7, 2021 at 15:32
Why do we introduce the notion that triangles are "congruent" instead of just saying that they are "the same" or "equal"?
Awarded Jun 6, 2021 at 5:02
Why do we introduce the notion that triangles are "congruent" instead of just saying that they are "the same" or "equal"?
Awarded Jun 4, 2021 at 16:32
What can (and should) an educator do about ambiguous terms like "triangle", "square", etc?
Awarded Jun 3, 2021 at 21:06
Should I design my exams to have time-pressure or not?
Awarded May 4, 2021 at 19:41
Grating mathematical phrases---How to correct?
Awarded May 4, 2021 at 5:15
Children's counting problems: Is this question phrased correctly?
Awarded Apr 27, 2021 at 21:50
Why should or shouldn't we teach functions to 15 year olds?
Awarded Apr 21, 2021 at 1:56
Natural occurrences of a to the (b to the c)?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 16:03
Using $dx$ for $h$ in the definition of derivative
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 22:16
Why do we teach that every line is a linear function?
Awarded Mar 21, 2021 at 15:15
Should students get full credit for getting the correct answer (without work)?
Awarded Mar 20, 2021 at 12:33
Which product of single digits do children usually get wrong?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 21:20
Is there a virtue to learning how to compute by hand?
Awarded Mar 3, 2021 at 0:30
Rings before groups in abstract algebra?
Awarded Feb 26, 2021 at 13:41
Why do we teach the Rational Root Theorem? (high school algebra 2)
Awarded Feb 25, 2021 at 19:57
What is the current school of thought concerning accuracy of numeric conversions of measurements?
Awarded Jan 21, 2021 at 19:47
Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?
Awarded Jan 21, 2021 at 18:40
What is the current school of thought concerning accuracy of numeric conversions of measurements?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 17:27
How can I explain why we need proofs to someone who has no experience in mathematical thinking?
Awarded Jan 17, 2021 at 22:40
How to explain that winning the lottery is not a 50/50 distribution?
Awarded Jan 17, 2021 at 13:52
Finding the Balance in a Math Question (Teaching)
Awarded Jan 14, 2021 at 8:21
How is education in mathematics relevant to law?
Awarded Jan 7, 2021 at 8:33
Interacting with high school teachers (US)
Awarded Jan 1, 2021 at 19:52
Real-world examples of more "obscure" geometric figures
Awarded Dec 10, 2020 at 6:56
How should I answer questions about the purpose of learning math?
Awarded Dec 9, 2020 at 19:06
Unique candidate that fails
Awarded Dec 1, 2020 at 0:58
Why is absolute value difficult?
Awarded Nov 29, 2020 at 12:47
Why is the concept of injective functions difficult for my students?
Awarded Nov 28, 2020 at 15:20
Examples of Innumeracy
Awarded Nov 27, 2020 at 4:12
How should I answer questions about the purpose of learning math?
Awarded Nov 20, 2020 at 20:41
How to handle the situation where a student insists I am wrong during the class?
Awarded Oct 24, 2020 at 19:01
How to explain that winning the lottery is not a 50/50 distribution?
Awarded Oct 20, 2020 at 19:45
How to explain that winning the lottery is not a 50/50 distribution?
Awarded Oct 20, 2020 at 18:02
Why don’t American school textbooks recognize negative numbers as whole numbers?
Awarded Oct 7, 2020 at 23:17
Why we have to be so precise in Geometry?
Awarded Sep 18, 2020 at 20:06
What's the point of learning equivalence relations?
Awarded Sep 13, 2020 at 21:17
Good definition for introducing real numbers?
Awarded Sep 7, 2020 at 19:50
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