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When I want to present a problem ("if a man can row so fast and walk so fast, then what is the quickest path from A to B?") in a lower-level math class that is important, but that requires detailed calculation, I generally display a set of slides for it, which I then make available on the class web page. (This is similar to, but I think also meaningfully different from, Matt F. (http://matheducators.stackexchange.com/a/881/2070https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/a/881/2070)'s answer.)

This allows me to present every detail, but removes the problems of requiring the students to wait for me to write the details, and of requiring me to wait for them to copy those details. It also allows for limited interactivity, because I can pause at crucial steps and allow students to fill in details. (It would be fun to have 'choose-your-own-adventure' slides to see the result of expected common mistakes!)

When I want to present a problem ("if a man can row so fast and walk so fast, then what is the quickest path from A to B?") in a lower-level math class that is important, but that requires detailed calculation, I generally display a set of slides for it, which I then make available on the class web page. (This is similar to, but I think also meaningfully different from, Matt F. (http://matheducators.stackexchange.com/a/881/2070)'s answer.)

This allows me to present every detail, but removes the problems of requiring the students to wait for me to write the details, and of requiring me to wait for them to copy those details. It also allows for limited interactivity, because I can pause at crucial steps and allow students to fill in details. (It would be fun to have 'choose-your-own-adventure' slides to see the result of expected common mistakes!)

When I want to present a problem ("if a man can row so fast and walk so fast, then what is the quickest path from A to B?") in a lower-level math class that is important, but that requires detailed calculation, I generally display a set of slides for it, which I then make available on the class web page. (This is similar to, but I think also meaningfully different from, Matt F. (https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/a/881/2070)'s answer.)

This allows me to present every detail, but removes the problems of requiring the students to wait for me to write the details, and of requiring me to wait for them to copy those details. It also allows for limited interactivity, because I can pause at crucial steps and allow students to fill in details. (It would be fun to have 'choose-your-own-adventure' slides to see the result of expected common mistakes!)

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When I want to present a problem ("if a man can row so fast and walk so fast, then what is the quickest path from A to B?") in a lower-level math class that is important, but that requires detailed calculation, I generally display a set of slides for it, which I then make available on the class web page. (This is similar to, but I think also meaningfully different from, Matt F. (http://matheducators.stackexchange.com/a/881/2070)'s answer.)

This allows me to present every detail, but removes the problems of requiring the students to wait for me to write the details, and of requiring me to wait for them to copy those details. It also allows for limited interactivity, because I can pause at crucial steps and allow students to fill in details. (It would be fun to have 'choose-your-own-adventure' slides to see the result of expected common mistakes!)