User LSpice

88

votes

18

answers

17k

views

Unique candidate that fails

undergraduate-education mathematical-pedagogy

Sep 1 at 19:54 Ryan G 823

77

votes

21

answers

21k

views

Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?

undergraduate-education proofs induction

Jul 21 '19 at 10:21 CommunityBot 1

68

votes

11

answers

8k

views

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

mathematical-pedagogy algebra students-mistakes education-research

Nov 28 at 22:02 CommunityBot 1

59

votes

4

answers

5k

views

Is it worth grading calculus homework?

undergraduate-education calculus homework grading assessment

Jan 10 '19 at 16:17 Tommi 4,055

42

votes

37

answers

20k

views

Real-world examples of more "obscure" geometric figures

secondary-education geometry

Nov 9 '20 at 11:12 Joseph O'Rourke 26.8k

37

votes

12

answers

4k

views

Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school

undergraduate-education geometry

May 17 at 14:36 Jyrki Lahtonen 1,848

36

votes

7

answers

5k

views

A Lexicon of Math Mistakes

mathematical-pedagogy curriculum students-mistakes

Aug 21 '16 at 2:34 CommunityBot 1

35

votes

1

answer

2k

views

Metonymy in mathematics

undergraduate-education students-mistakes notation terminology language-use

Jan 7 '20 at 11:54 Joonas Ilmavirta 3,563

31

votes

4

answers

863

views

Taxonomy of bad proofs

undergraduate-education mathematical-pedagogy proofs students-mistakes writing

May 14 at 15:24 CommunityBot 1

29

votes

7

answers

2k

views

Teaching logic with a proof assistant

proofs logic technology-in-education

Sep 14 '20 at 12:21 Nathan 236

25

votes

5

answers

7k

views

How does a teacher come up with plausible wrong answers for multiple choice tests?

students-mistakes

Apr 19 at 4:03 CommunityBot 1

24

votes

5

answers

978

views

A Series of Unfortunate Examples!

undergraduate-education secondary-education examples primary-education students-mistakes

Mar 28 at 0:45 TomKern 630

24

votes

2

answers

988

views

Student Poisoned Experience with Math

course-design secondary-education anxiety

Mar 27 '14 at 17:28 Extrametrica 387

19

votes

2

answers

5k

views

What basic algebra skills and techniques are most important for calculus students to know?

undergraduate-education calculus algebra

Feb 10 '20 at 0:01 vonbrand 11.9k

15

votes

1

answer

826

views

Is there any evidence about the effectiveness of "table proofs" in pre-college mathematics education?

secondary-education reference-request proofs

May 1 '14 at 2:19 Jim Belk 7,850

15

votes

4

answers

552

views

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

reference-request curriculum

Dec 30 '15 at 4:05 CommunityBot 1

14

votes

4

answers

1k

views

When should I say "nothing is as it seems"?

undergraduate-education mathematical-pedagogy intuition

Apr 7 '14 at 22:09 CommunityBot 1

14

votes

3

answers

1k

views

Recommendations for inquiry based/aided discovery textbooks

reference-request textbooks reference-books inquiry-based-learning

Jan 17 '17 at 22:22 CommunityBot 1

13

votes

2

answers

920

views

What are some activities/projects I can assign to calculus students from bio/chem/physics majors to specifically motivate their interest?

undergraduate-education calculus student-motivation class-participation physical-sciences

Oct 24 '18 at 15:29 Gerald Edgar 5,812

13

votes

3

answers

1k

views

Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

undergraduate-education course-design primary-education graduate-education

Dec 5 '15 at 15:06 thaslam 31

13

votes

4

answers

559

views

What are some recent, interesting, accessible pieces of mathematics

student-motivation big-list

Nov 23 '16 at 12:03 CommunityBot 1

12

votes

4

answers

6k

views

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

undergraduate-education calculus course-design grading assessment

Jun 5 '14 at 22:53 CommunityBot 1

12

votes

3

answers

1k

views

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

classroom-management

Apr 9 '14 at 21:36 CommunityBot 1

12

votes

3

answers

883

views

Is there a program like ALEKS for mathematical logic?

reference-request technology-in-education logic curriculum

Jan 25 '17 at 10:29 CommunityBot 1

10

votes

1

answer

183

views

Is there any footage of Let's Make a Deal illustrating the Monty Hall problem?

reference-request probability

Apr 8 '15 at 23:29 petehern 860

10

votes

3

answers

275

views

Can anyone recommend good software for verifying row reduction steps?

linear-algebra

Feb 13 at 18:41 James S. Cook 9,192

8

votes

3

answers

1k

views

Gifs of finding the volume of 3d shapes?

secondary-education examples geometry

Apr 6 '15 at 0:16 Steven Gubkin 17.1k

5

votes

1

answer

337

views

Do I really love Maths? [closed]

undergraduate-education student-motivation

Mar 18 '15 at 23:33 paul garrett 12.9k

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

Next privilege

Next badge

28 Bookmarks

Unique candidate that fails

Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?

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

Is it worth grading calculus homework?

Real-world examples of more "obscure" geometric figures

Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school

A Lexicon of Math Mistakes

Metonymy in mathematics

Taxonomy of bad proofs

Teaching logic with a proof assistant

How does a teacher come up with plausible wrong answers for multiple choice tests?

A Series of Unfortunate Examples!

Student Poisoned Experience with Math

What basic algebra skills and techniques are most important for calculus students to know?

Is there any evidence about the effectiveness of "table proofs" in pre-college mathematics education?

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

When should I say "nothing is as it seems"?

Recommendations for inquiry based/aided discovery textbooks

What are some activities/projects I can assign to calculus students from bio/chem/physics majors to specifically motivate their interest?

Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

What are some recent, interesting, accessible pieces of mathematics

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

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

Is there a program like ALEKS for mathematical logic?

Is there any footage of Let's Make a Deal illustrating the Monty Hall problem?

Can anyone recommend good software for verifying row reduction steps?

Gifs of finding the volume of 3d shapes?

Do I really love Maths? [closed]