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Demarcated "Proof Idea"

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Is the Wronskian still assumed for graduate education?

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Natural occurrences of a to the (b to the c)?

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What is an algebraic explanation of why the product of the slopes of perpendicular lines is $-1$? [duplicate]

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When are students taught implicit and parametric representations of curves?

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Advice: How to cite literature for high-school students?

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College undergraduate geometry courses

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Solving open problems through a misunderstanding

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Ideas for explaining 4D and higher dimensions

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Tablet whiteboard app w e-pencil

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Can we avoid confusion over using "let" as a quantifier?

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Fear of 3-dimensions

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Does anyone teach logarithms via slide rules?

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Cardinal vs. ordinal: When learned? When needed?

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Cinderella vs. GeoGebra

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Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school

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The most transparent exposition of Bayes' Theorem

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What is the most difficult concept to grasp in Calculus 1?

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Motivation vs. Rigor

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Use of Lockhart's *Measurement* in a course?

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Why is it difficult to freely change between points and vectors?

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Tactile Learning Activities in Mathematics

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Iconic image to explain the fundamental theorem of calculus?

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Beyond cubic polynomials: Applications?

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Motivation for polynomial long division

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Trends in math education: Majors? Applied math? Statistics?

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Intuition: 5 regular polyhedra, 6 regular 4-polytopes, and then 3 regular d-polytopes

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Calculus via a constructivist approach

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Is Calculus Necessary?

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Multiplying two decimals using (camouflaged) binary representation