Jim Belk

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What is a good handwriting font for mathematics?

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Optimization problems that today's students might actually encounter?

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How is calculus helpful for biology majors?

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Why aren't logarithms introduced earlier?

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What can be said about Lie groups in a first abstract algebra course?

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Is there a good way to explain determinants in an elementary linear algebra class?

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Are there disadvantages to teaching complex numbers as purely geometrical objects?

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Optimization problems that today's students might actually encounter?

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Is there a good way to explain determinants in an elementary linear algebra class?

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What can be said about Lie groups in a first abstract algebra course?

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