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For questions about teaching students at the undergraduate (university) level.
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How do math professors select textbooks?
One of my favorite mathematicians, when it comes to teaching, once wrote:
Can one learn mathematics by reading it?
I am inclined to say no. Reading has an edge over listening because reading is more …
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How to resolve the new definition of subtraction and division seen in college algebra?
I'm very much with you concerning the problem.
Striving for conceptual understanding and not merely exercising procedure following, I actually do bother with the question to justify why 6/2=3.
But m …
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Learning operator priorities by drawing trees
Acutally, I learned order of operations this way in school; even nowadays you find 'operator-diagrams' in school books, starting in primary school (only addition, multiplication; use of brackets).
Nex …
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Resource for International Comparison of Math Education Logistics
I'm not aware of any detailed resources that contain (reliable and current) information in that detail and depth.
One resource might be ICMI's Database Project. It is a list on math curricula and info …
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Resources for mathematics for sustainability
Before listing 'resources', let me start with some official documents (e.g. to clarify the difference of sustainable math and math for sustainability, see xkcd:Sustainable :-).
The official UN Site li …
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