User Amir Asghari

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How to solve the problem of Wolfram Alpha?

answered May 19, 2016 at 23:12

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How to learn math from textbooks in the right way?

answered Dec 5, 2016 at 22:52

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Proofs that make theorems less clear

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 23:25

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Whence the "everything is linear" phenomenon, and what can we do about it?

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 23:01

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How to give homework for integration techniques?

answered Feb 17, 2015 at 13:57

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Thought experiment: Utopian college-level math curriculum without external constraints

answered Apr 2, 2015 at 10:58

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When $-x$ is positive

answered May 5, 2015 at 22:57

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How can I motivate the formal definition of continuity?

answered Feb 23, 2016 at 18:13

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Fighting math phobia with history

answered Mar 7, 2015 at 1:08

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What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?

answered Mar 7, 2019 at 6:18

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Why do some of my, usually international/Indian students, write limits to the left of the integral?

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 18:55

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What are some common fallacies students make when they learn $X$ concept?

answered Jan 27, 2015 at 18:50

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Systems of linear equations in grade 3?

answered May 7, 2015 at 12:19

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What makes cosets hard to understand?

answered Dec 16, 2015 at 23:09

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How to assign grades to proofs: what do(es) the literature/experts suggest?

answered Feb 1, 2015 at 21:02

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Learning math through fun rather than rote learning

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 20:43

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Examples of Mathematical Slang

answered Jan 9, 2016 at 12:44

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Teaching the use of pictures in proofs

answered Oct 9, 2015 at 12:13

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Communicating to students the meaning of extremely large numbers

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 17:35

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Constructive refutation of student misconception

answered May 30, 2017 at 12:43

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Examples of Mathematical Slang

answered Mar 9, 2017 at 14:15

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How to explain what is wrong in this "proof" that $\sqrt N$ must be irrational?

answered Nov 24, 2016 at 11:11

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Discovery-based and inquiry-based learning

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 19:32

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Has someone written an essay on the role of axioms in mathematics (suitable for undergrads)?

answered Feb 28, 2015 at 21:51

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Non-Rigorous Use of Differentials

answered Feb 14, 2015 at 12:22

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A parabolic arc is not semicircular. But students think so

answered Feb 9, 2015 at 23:28

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How to motivate equivalence classes

answered Nov 17, 2016 at 0:04

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Evidence for or against the claim that some students are "algebra people" and others are "geometry people"

answered Mar 29, 2016 at 22:47

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Examples of Mathematical Slang

answered Jan 12, 2016 at 18:49

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Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

answered Mar 1, 2016 at 15:59

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How to solve the problem of Wolfram Alpha?

How to learn math from textbooks in the right way?

Proofs that make theorems less clear

Whence the "everything is linear" phenomenon, and what can we do about it?

How to give homework for integration techniques?

Thought experiment: Utopian college-level math curriculum without external constraints

When $-x$ is positive

How can I motivate the formal definition of continuity?

Fighting math phobia with history

What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?

Why do some of my, usually international/Indian students, write limits to the left of the integral?

What are some common fallacies students make when they learn $X$ concept?

Systems of linear equations in grade 3?

What makes cosets hard to understand?

How to assign grades to proofs: what do(es) the literature/experts suggest?

Learning math through fun rather than rote learning

Examples of Mathematical Slang

Teaching the use of pictures in proofs

Communicating to students the meaning of extremely large numbers

Constructive refutation of student misconception

Examples of Mathematical Slang

How to explain what is wrong in this "proof" that $\sqrt N$ must be irrational?

Discovery-based and inquiry-based learning

Has someone written an essay on the role of axioms in mathematics (suitable for undergrads)?

Non-Rigorous Use of Differentials

A parabolic arc is not semicircular. But students think so

How to motivate equivalence classes

Evidence for or against the claim that some students are "algebra people" and others are "geometry people"

Examples of Mathematical Slang

Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong