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Optimization problems that today's students might actually encounter?
Apr 11 '14 at 18:55
38
Encouraging class participation
Mar 13 '14 at 20:49
37
Should we avoid indefinite integrals?
May 18 '14 at 16:20
31
“But I copied that from a book-reference you gave! How can that be wrong?”, or how can you grade homework which is solved poorly in some book?
Apr 7 '14 at 15:19
31
Why don't all teachers use clickers?
Apr 23 '14 at 15:16
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Should students get full credit for getting the correct answer (without work)?
Jul 8 '14 at 9:59
22
Lecturers “(intentional) mistakes” as a teaching tool
Apr 13 '14 at 14:13
19
Explaining to students why $m$ and $b$ are used in the slope-intercept equation of a line
Aug 30 '17 at 14:53
19
How to cure students from the idea that root and squaring are identity operators?
Mar 30 '14 at 14:51
18
A more rigorous approach to Precalculus
Feb 25 at 21:59
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How do I help my student understand concepts such as “$x$ divided by $x$”?
Nov 18 '14 at 16:08
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Multiple students writing $y\frac{d}{dx}$ rather than $\frac{d}{dx}y$ — why?
Dec 4 '18 at 16:09
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What are some activities/projects I can assign to calculus students from bio/chem/physics majors to specifically motivate their interest?
Apr 1 '14 at 2:58
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Inability to work with an arbitrary mathematical object
Feb 14 '18 at 16:25
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What to do when all the other teachers fail?
Oct 9 '14 at 15:07
13
To what extent is math research in the United States subsidized by calculus teaching?
Mar 26 '14 at 20:11
12
What is a number?
Jul 28 '14 at 11:29
12
When handing back exams, what should we tell our students about the distribution of exam scores?
May 12 '14 at 14:51
12
Interacting with high school teachers (US)
Apr 23 '14 at 14:54
11
Math topics that reward going beyond cookbook methods
Jan 23 '18 at 21:23
11
Should I correct only one mistake at a time?
Sep 25 '14 at 14:59
10
A4 paper of notes in an exam
Aug 10 '17 at 16:14
10
A student's problem on solving simple trigonometric operations
May 7 '14 at 19:00
10
Devising backup plan to become HS teacher as a late undergrad
Apr 27 '14 at 15:56
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What is a good prototypical example of a construction that is not well-defined?
Aug 21 '14 at 20:09
9
What to do when you get “the empty stare”?
May 5 '14 at 14:36
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How can I help a student who has a “wrong” kind of enthusiasm?
May 4 '18 at 12:46
8
Memorizing Trig Identities
May 4 '17 at 21:33
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What deficiencies are present in Precalculus curricula that causes so many students to fail Calculus I?
May 4 '15 at 14:18
8
How can I choose a free calculus textbook?
Oct 18 '14 at 15:33
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