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Differential forms in mechanics?

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When assigning a late penalty for assignments is that penalty subtracted from the total or does it reduce the score by that percentage

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In math exams, how rigorous should the questions be?

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How many of "The Seven Laws of Teaching" are still relevant for teaching maths today?

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Models for spherical geometry

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Can this be a better way of defining subsets?

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Geometry in the Community College Curriculum

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Why do we teach linear algebra in precalculus classes?

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Counterexamples in first year calculus

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Intro to Proof: if $x$ divides $y$, then $ x \leq y$

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Courses equivalent to College Algebra in other countries?

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Middle / High School Math Teachers and LaTeX

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