User Markus Klein

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Impressive common misleading interpretations in statistics to make students aware of

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Examples why university education is important for future high school teachers

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 16:28

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11 answers

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What are the arguments for and against learning the multiplication table by heart?

asked Mar 17, 2014 at 7:48

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8 answers

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What was the problem with New Math? Why did it end?

asked Mar 17, 2014 at 15:56

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8 answers

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How to react to students saying that they are allergic to applied mathematics?

asked Apr 5, 2014 at 14:47

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Good motivation for the introduction of Lebesgue integral?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 17:11

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Good definition for introducing real numbers?

asked Mar 15, 2014 at 8:11

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What are argument one can give to students on the definition $0^0$?

asked Mar 18, 2014 at 8:11

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Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

asked Mar 20, 2014 at 20:15

27 votes

7 answers

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What arguments can I give a high school student why mathematics is important?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 19:25

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What is a good motivation/showcase for a student for the study of eigenvalues?

asked Mar 19, 2014 at 15:29

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Non-answerable questions on exam: What to do?

asked Mar 15, 2014 at 7:08

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9 answers

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Is it good to have solutions of homework published?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 8:49

22 votes

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How to advise students who want to do a "Bourbaki"-style study?

asked Mar 31, 2014 at 11:31

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Why do students have problems with showing that something is well-defined? How can this be improved?

asked Mar 24, 2014 at 14:29

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Pressure vs. Laissez-faire: Literature dealing with balance in university-classes

asked Mar 15, 2014 at 7:20

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Is $e^{i\pi}+1=0$ a good motivation for introducing $e$ or $i$? Why (not)?

asked Mar 18, 2014 at 13:34

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How to deal with very motivated students having "off-topic" interests?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 9:08

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What is fairly new theorem one can teach (and prove) to an undergraduate student?

asked Mar 23, 2014 at 11:58

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"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?

asked Apr 7, 2014 at 13:58

17 votes

5 answers

487 views

Amount of concrete calculations on board?

asked Mar 17, 2014 at 7:01

15 votes

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274 views

How to choose/test future tutors?

asked Mar 14, 2014 at 9:52

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How to deal with answers containing completely off-topic/random/very wrong arguments?

asked Mar 26, 2014 at 14:40

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Do private lessons really help?

asked Mar 16, 2014 at 13:53

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499 views

Use of mathematical humor suitable for motivation/explaination?

asked Mar 20, 2014 at 9:07

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3 answers

297 views

How to keep track of your old exercises in a heavy proof based course?

asked Apr 2, 2014 at 19:03

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3 answers

992 views

How to design a fair oral exam for >10 students?

asked Apr 6, 2014 at 9:08

12 votes

4 answers

316 views

It is good to have old exams (with solutions) published?

asked Mar 17, 2014 at 7:34

11 votes

3 answers

274 views

Introducing (Borel) measures via Riesz representation theorem

asked Mar 31, 2014 at 20:55

11 votes

3 answers

436 views

Should one ask questions directly to specific students in a lecture or exercise group?

asked Apr 5, 2014 at 14:19

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Impressive common misleading interpretations in statistics to make students aware of

Examples why university education is important for future high school teachers

What are the arguments for and against learning the multiplication table by heart?

What was the problem with New Math? Why did it end?

How to react to students saying that they are allergic to applied mathematics?

Good motivation for the introduction of Lebesgue integral?

Good definition for introducing real numbers?

What are argument one can give to students on the definition $0^0$?

Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

What arguments can I give a high school student why mathematics is important?

What is a good motivation/showcase for a student for the study of eigenvalues?

Non-answerable questions on exam: What to do?

Is it good to have solutions of homework published?

How to advise students who want to do a "Bourbaki"-style study?

Why do students have problems with showing that something is well-defined? How can this be improved?

Pressure vs. Laissez-faire: Literature dealing with balance in university-classes

Is $e^{i\pi}+1=0$ a good motivation for introducing $e$ or $i$? Why (not)?

How to deal with very motivated students having "off-topic" interests?

What is fairly new theorem one can teach (and prove) to an undergraduate student?

"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?

Amount of concrete calculations on board?

How to choose/test future tutors?

How to deal with answers containing completely off-topic/random/very wrong arguments?

Do private lessons really help?

Use of mathematical humor suitable for motivation/explaination?

How to keep track of your old exercises in a heavy proof based course?

How to design a fair oral exam for >10 students?

It is good to have old exams (with solutions) published?

Introducing (Borel) measures via Riesz representation theorem

Should one ask questions directly to specific students in a lecture or exercise group?