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Student: Why not use a calculator?

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How to make Calculus II seem motivated, interesting, and useful?

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Introducing the Lebesgue integral before Riemann's

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Overload of Calculus homework assignments

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Why teach factorization of integers?

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Fun games for children

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Formula sheets and books during tests and exams

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Teaching undergraduates who expect a high-school-like learning environment

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What to teach in a class of 45 minutes about the mean value theorem

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How do you explain straightness to a 5-year-old?

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Failure to distinguish ratios from fractional or percent differences

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Population of students taking freshman calculus

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Fun games for children

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"Greatest hits" of applications of freshman calculus to economics?

answered May 29, 2014 at 1:58

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

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 23:25

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Grading homework problems on completion vs. correctness, and overall grading

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Looking for online abstract algebra courses making use of computer algebra systems

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Is "hat notation" for unit vectors commonly used in mathematics?

answered Jan 5, 2018 at 6:26

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Making solutions to all problems freely available

answered Jan 1, 2018 at 20:55

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Galois Theory: necessary?

answered Jun 14, 2014 at 0:42

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Impressive common misleading interpretations in statistics to make students aware of

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Alternative remedial courses before calculus

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Research/Anecdotes supporting WebWork, MyMathLab and other computerized, immediate feedback HW

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Activities for biology undergraduates taking integral calculus

answered Jul 30, 2017 at 1:37

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Collaboration on math homework assignments?

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Should we finish algebra before starting geometry?

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'Low-algebra' examples of induction

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Neat topics or problems to include in a probability class

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Book request: teaching proving and reasoning at an American university

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Nice examples of proof by contradiction?

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Student: Why not use a calculator?

How to make Calculus II seem motivated, interesting, and useful?

Introducing the Lebesgue integral before Riemann's

Overload of Calculus homework assignments

Why teach factorization of integers?

Fun games for children

Formula sheets and books during tests and exams

Teaching undergraduates who expect a high-school-like learning environment

What to teach in a class of 45 minutes about the mean value theorem

How do you explain straightness to a 5-year-old?

Failure to distinguish ratios from fractional or percent differences

Population of students taking freshman calculus

Fun games for children

"Greatest hits" of applications of freshman calculus to economics?

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

Grading homework problems on completion vs. correctness, and overall grading

Looking for online abstract algebra courses making use of computer algebra systems

Is "hat notation" for unit vectors commonly used in mathematics?

Making solutions to all problems freely available

Galois Theory: necessary?

Impressive common misleading interpretations in statistics to make students aware of

Alternative remedial courses before calculus

Research/Anecdotes supporting WebWork, MyMathLab and other computerized, immediate feedback HW

Activities for biology undergraduates taking integral calculus

Collaboration on math homework assignments?

Should we finish algebra before starting geometry?

'Low-algebra' examples of induction

Neat topics or problems to include in a probability class

Book request: teaching proving and reasoning at an American university

Nice examples of proof by contradiction?