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Why do we prove things we already know?

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Jul 20 '14 at 16:36 Benoît Kloeckner 8,533

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is it possible to motivate square roots e.g. $\sqrt{2}$ in business math?

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Aug 25 '14 at 9:26 CommunityBot 1

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Can Compare and Contrast be used in Mathematics Teaching and Research?

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Jul 16 '15 at 22:40 CommunityBot 1

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Motivating combinatorics identity to different audiences: $ \binom{n}{k}^2 \geq \binom{n}{k-1}\binom{n}{k+1} $

undergraduate-education computer-science

Aug 17 '14 at 23:03 CommunityBot 1

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How can I make my notes more useful for future reference?

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Nov 3 '14 at 14:04 CommunityBot 1

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the role of context in mathematical discussions of units and measurement in web design

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Nov 20 '15 at 17:36 john mangual 868

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Explaining the algebra behind a problem in computer geography

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Jun 6 '14 at 12:39 CommunityBot 1

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Succinct description of situations where naively obvious is correct, but for far more complicated reasons?

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Jun 20 at 18:10 EulerSpoiler 197

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Is it okay to post my own problem set solutions?

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Apr 16 '15 at 18:21 CommunityBot 1

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