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How to explain that we live in a three-dimensional world?
Awarded Oct 20 at 12:40
To 17 year olds, how can I explain that two numbers with arbitrarily small difference are equal?
Awarded Oct 18 at 15:10
Do undergraduates struggle with δ-ε definitions because they lack a habit of careful use of their native language?
Awarded Oct 17 at 10:53
Why not think of derivatives as fractions?
Awarded Oct 13 at 18:06
What can I do when advanced undergraduate and/or early graduate STEM students cannot perform correct math manipulations?
Awarded Oct 11 at 21:25
Explanation for cutting a Möbius strip at one-third its width
Awarded Oct 11 at 12:52
What are easy examples from daily life of constrained optimization?
Awarded Oct 11 at 1:03
Should I be teaching point-slope formula to high school algebra students?
Awarded Sep 12 at 17:02
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 Sep 6 at 22:27
When and Why are different division symbols taught?
Awarded Aug 1 at 1:26
How do blind people learn mathematics?
Awarded Jul 21 at 18:19
Simple "real world" l'Hôpital's rule problem?
Awarded Jun 8 at 21:07
Learning Mathematics with the aid of spaced repetition systems
Awarded Apr 29 at 12:05
Formula sheets and books during tests and exams
Awarded Apr 5 at 18:49
How to give exercises when students can use ChatGPT
Awarded Mar 24 at 11:22
What real-example of modulo-arithmetic would work for American students?
Awarded Feb 17 at 20:18
Whence the "everything is linear" phenomenon, and what can we do about it?
Awarded Oct 19, 2022 at 15:06
Response to Students Who Say "This Is Not Important"
Awarded Oct 6, 2022 at 15:08
Good examples of proof by contradiction?
Awarded Oct 4, 2022 at 12:51
"Real world" examples of implicit functions
Awarded Sep 30, 2022 at 4:34
Is this homework problem on counting triangles within a 4x4 grid too vague?
Awarded Jun 25, 2022 at 22:08
Why do we study ordinary differential equations?
Awarded Jun 16, 2022 at 18:45
How to assign homework when answers are freely available or attainable online?
Awarded Apr 30, 2022 at 22:57
Why aren't logarithms introduced earlier?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 21:38
Good, simple examples of induction?
Awarded Mar 21, 2022 at 13:53
Good real-life examples of transformations of function graphs
Awarded Feb 15, 2022 at 14:07
Why do we teach even and odd functions?
Awarded Jan 17, 2022 at 23:12
What is the most difficult concept to grasp in Calculus 1?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 20:26
Should we stop differentiating between ln and log?
Awarded Jan 2, 2022 at 17:51
How to explain the flipping of division by a fraction?
Awarded Nov 4, 2021 at 14:55
How to deal with fast students without neglecting weaker ones
Awarded Oct 18, 2021 at 11:27
What should you do if you lose your student's exam?
Awarded Oct 16, 2021 at 3:26
Requirements to learn calculus
Awarded Aug 22, 2021 at 19:06
Applications of Vector Calculus to Economics/Finance
Awarded Mar 3, 2021 at 17:19
Difference between high school and college calculus courses
Awarded Jan 30, 2021 at 16:42
Should I change my take-home exam policy because of one suspected cheater?
Awarded Nov 25, 2020 at 5:34
Looking for simple "interesting" math problems that cannot be easily solved without algebra
Awarded Nov 9, 2020 at 4:01
How to explain that winning the lottery is not a 50/50 distribution?
Awarded Oct 22, 2020 at 18:08
Why don’t American school textbooks recognize negative numbers as whole numbers?
Awarded Oct 11, 2020 at 8:31
How can I estimate the length of an exam?
Awarded Oct 10, 2020 at 23:27
Examples of vocabulary that have different meanings in Mathematics compared to "everyday" English
Awarded Sep 21, 2020 at 9:10
Adding irrelevant humorous questions to a quiz exam
Awarded Jul 10, 2020 at 0:11
Why are triangles so prevalent in high school geometry?
Awarded Jun 5, 2020 at 13:06
Ideal Undergraduate Sequence
Awarded Mar 30, 2020 at 19:40
Why is learning mathematics compulsory?
Awarded Feb 18, 2020 at 14:45
How to explain the difference between the fraction a / b and the ratio a : b?
Awarded Jan 17, 2020 at 19:20
Which method of combining ratios is ‘better’?
Awarded Aug 28, 2019 at 1:40
Is it too late for me to start learning mathematics?
Awarded Jun 1, 2019 at 0:35
topics for an undergraduate Math seminar
Awarded May 15, 2019 at 17:35
The concept of infinity for a 5 year old
Awarded Feb 15, 2019 at 13:45
What is the mathematical value of children learning and being tested on Roman numerals?
Awarded Dec 11, 2018 at 22:30
Real-World Applications of Logic
Awarded Oct 17, 2018 at 3:40
Is every number a multiple of one? [closed]
Awarded Jun 17, 2018 at 1:05
Best way to memorize the conversion between m/s and km/h
Awarded Jun 14, 2018 at 13:05
Given a 3 4 5 triangle, how do you know that it is a right triangle?
Awarded Apr 29, 2018 at 21:07
What's a replacement for "married couples" in combinatorics problems?
Awarded Mar 7, 2018 at 9:43
How to handle the situation when you made a stupid mistake in front of the class?
Awarded Feb 8, 2018 at 7:24
When should a kid have memorized the multiplication table?
Awarded Feb 3, 2018 at 18:37
What do math majors (actually) do after graduation?
Awarded Jan 20, 2018 at 2:26
Why should kids learn how to use a compass and straightedge, and not rely on a drawing program?
Awarded Dec 28, 2017 at 17:25
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