User Andreas Blass

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How do I teach algebra?

answered Apr 21, 2014 at 14:39

20 votes

What is a method you use to handle the students who thinks they "know it all"?

answered Mar 28, 2014 at 15:22

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Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school

answered Nov 16, 2019 at 0:44

15 votes

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Is $180^\circ = \pi$?

answered Dec 28, 2018 at 18:48

14 votes

How to teach Mathematical Induction mathematically?

answered May 9, 2015 at 14:30

13 votes

Unable to solve word problems, fluent in arithmetic

answered Nov 21, 2014 at 0:36

12 votes

Should we teach abstract affine spaces?

answered Apr 2, 2015 at 16:56

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What are the differences between graduate and undergraduate classes, relevant to course design and teaching?

answered Mar 30, 2014 at 3:09

11 votes

Should we say that fractions "are" or "represent" numbers?

answered Apr 2, 2014 at 1:49

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Solve $1 < 2$. Does it make sense to ask this?

answered Oct 29 at 17:57

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Notation Conflict between Teachers and Textbooks

answered Mar 28, 2014 at 14:24

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Should students be told they're wrong

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 1:49

8 votes

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

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 19:19

8 votes

Good definition for introducing real numbers?

answered Aug 3, 2014 at 4:14

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Examples of Innumeracy

answered Aug 9, 2014 at 1:10

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

answered Sep 12, 2014 at 23:26

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A Series of Unfortunate Examples!

answered Mar 15, 2020 at 1:27

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How can I convince someone to use a calculator and not worry about the mechanics too much?

answered May 17, 2015 at 21:38

8 votes

Definition of the term, equation

answered Jul 7, 2016 at 21:37

7 votes

What is gratifying in being a mathematics teacher?

answered Apr 10, 2014 at 23:16

7 votes

Explaining the symbols in definite and indefinite integrals

answered Nov 22, 2014 at 0:14

6 votes

Extremely "hard" books (or handouts) for undergrad studies

answered Jul 13, 2014 at 16:11

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Funny things students say when learning mathematics

answered Feb 20, 2015 at 15:44

6 votes

Why do students like proof by contradiction?

answered Jul 14, 2016 at 0:55

6 votes

How to present $\Bbb Z/n\Bbb Z$ to highschool level audience

answered Oct 19, 2015 at 10:03

5 votes

Why do standard geometry textbooks not start with trigonometry?

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 14:38

5 votes

Do undergraduates struggle with δ-ε definitions because they lack a habit of careful use of their native language?

answered Oct 15, 2023 at 2:55

5 votes

A linear equation -- my approach

answered Jun 16, 2021 at 20:36

4 votes

Is the constant term a coefficient?

answered Nov 1, 2018 at 0:54

4 votes

Third isomorphism theorem: how important is it to state the relationship between subgroups?

answered Jul 19, 2022 at 16:30

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39 Answers

How do I teach algebra?

What is a method you use to handle the students who thinks they "know it all"?

Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school

Is $180^\circ = \pi$?

How to teach Mathematical Induction mathematically?

Unable to solve word problems, fluent in arithmetic

Should we teach abstract affine spaces?

What are the differences between graduate and undergraduate classes, relevant to course design and teaching?

Should we say that fractions "are" or "represent" numbers?

Solve $1 < 2$. Does it make sense to ask this?

Notation Conflict between Teachers and Textbooks

Should students be told they're wrong

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

Good definition for introducing real numbers?

Examples of Innumeracy

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

A Series of Unfortunate Examples!

How can I convince someone to use a calculator and not worry about the mechanics too much?

Definition of the term, equation

What is gratifying in being a mathematics teacher?

Explaining the symbols in definite and indefinite integrals

Extremely "hard" books (or handouts) for undergrad studies

Funny things students say when learning mathematics

Why do students like proof by contradiction?

How to present $\Bbb Z/n\Bbb Z$ to highschool level audience

Why do standard geometry textbooks not start with trigonometry?

Do undergraduates struggle with δ-ε definitions because they lack a habit of careful use of their native language?

A linear equation -- my approach

Is the constant term a coefficient?

Third isomorphism theorem: how important is it to state the relationship between subgroups?