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### manual solutions to graduate textbooks [closed]

Where can I find manual solution for textbooks like Advanced Linear Algebra by Rotman or Introduction to Smooth manifolds by Lee? any help would be appreciated
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### Calculus limits taught in the US vs Spain?

So, I realize this can be a broad question, so I'll narrow it down. I have lived in Spain and own several Math textbooks from that country (the equivalent of 8th grade and high school Math). Has ...
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### Understanding Modular Arithmetic [closed]

Mathematics Educators. I'm having a difficult time understanding modular arithmetic (particularly its applications for proof writing). I understand very well the basics. I know that $a\equiv b \pmod n$...
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### Which works better for learning 6 * 7 = 42: saying “six sevens are forty-two”, or “six times seven equals forty-two”?

When memorizing and recalling the times table, I learned to say "six sevens are forty-two", and always wondered what it would be like to learn to say "six times seven equals forty-two&...
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Which academic subjects examine what the advantages and disadvantages of the various number bases are, e.g. besides base ten: base twelve, base sixteen, base eight, base two and the ways that they can ...
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### Why do so many people hate math?

I love mathematics and I know pretty much everyone in this community does too! That feeling of being stuck on a mathematical problem for days as you try to unearth the complexity in front of you is ...
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### How to do continuous course evaluation and feedback

Typically universities ask students to evaluate each course at the end of semester. "On the scale of 1 to 5 how well did X do Y"-type questions. I rather do a continuous survey, from the ...
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### Is there any video lecture series on (UG level) graph theory (might not be specific on any books) but the video/content quality is like that of MIT?

Previously I had asked a question about something similar, but more constrained. But now I ask something more general. I just got hold of the Linear Algebra by Prof Gilbert of MIT and they are just ...
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### Are there any applications of $x^x$?

I'm teaching Calculus I. It's time for the derivative of $x^x$. In previous semesters, I've told students we mainly do this just for closure, so that we know that we can find derivatives of every ...
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### Why do we typically only teach high-school students affine transformations of elementary functions?

A standard pre-calculus curriculum consists of the study of elementary functions: Polynomials, rational functions, (circular and hyperbolic) trigonometric functions, exponential functions, their ...

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