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43 Questions

Optimization problems that today's students might actually encounter?

How can we help students learn how to read their textbook?

Math topics that reward going beyond cookbook methods

What to do with students who think they “already know it,” but actually don't?

Open-Source Math Textbooks

When handing back exams, what should we tell our students about the distribution of exam scores?

Why are we so careful in saying that dy/dx is not a fraction?

What is a healthy and effective way for a math educator to evaluate his or her performance?

What is a good reason to change calculus texts?

How can we handle grocery store/bus stop conversations better?

The definition of natural log and e

When should an advisor assess a student's knowledge independently of their course grades?

How can I choose a free calculus textbook?

How to award points for sense-making at the end of a problem?

Requiring basic skills to pass a course without increasing their grading weight

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Vegetables

What are good survey questions for statistics students to ask each other in class?

What happens when the state mandates college math placement policies?

What is a good “simplification policy” for a college course with no calculators?

Calling on students by name (who do not volunteer) in math classes

How is calculus possible in a small number of very long class periods?

How can we focus students on the various data types in multivariable calculus?

What is a good prototypical example of a construction that is not well-defined?

When is it a good idea to avoid talking about why something works?

How can we help students learn to effectively take notes?

How to keep students engaged during a quiz that is not at the end of class?

The “rearranging” approach to teaching logarithms

Can we motivate undergraduates by saying they will be able to read famous papers?

Students who have succeeded before but are not succeeding now

How does an advisor effectively motivate progress on an independent project?