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Why don’t we teach a topological view of continuity instead of epsilon-delta?
I would not call your approach 'crazy', but will provide the following caveat:
the experience of myself and colleagues teaching "analysis I" to first-year mathematics and physics students (...
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Does answering any math questions you encounter help the quality of what you learn?
"Problem sets after a chapter from a book" are a must, if you want to really comprehend the Math in the book.
or a random P_s one from google will not help you. Concentrate on the problems ...
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