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Why is learning mathematics compulsory?

answered Feb 16, 2020 at 15:54

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How to respond to “solve this equation” in a basic algebra class

answered Apr 7, 2017 at 16:56

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Why are percentages part of the curriculum?

answered May 1, 2017 at 17:57

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How rigorous should high school calculus be?

answered May 10, 2020 at 14:36

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Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?

answered Nov 18, 2015 at 17:28

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Should I be teaching point-slope formula to high school algebra students?

answered Nov 2, 2015 at 20:41

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Adding irrelevant humorous questions to a quiz exam

answered Jun 10, 2018 at 21:05

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Difference between high school and college calculus courses

answered Nov 12, 2018 at 18:17

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Don't these word problems seem designed to be confusing?

answered Oct 16, 2018 at 13:33

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Why don't textbooks foreground marginally generalized theorems?

answered May 18, 2018 at 19:41

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Why so many single-variable calculus textbooks? But still no equivalents to Visual Group Theory or Complex Analysis for other subjects?

answered Jul 3, 2021 at 13:58

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I'm worried that my struggles with calc 2 mean I won't be able to become a professor later

answered Feb 25, 2017 at 16:01

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Should students be given partial scores when they gave an incomplete proof by contradiction?

answered Jul 31, 2018 at 12:27

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Teaching indefinite integrals that require special-casing

answered Mar 25, 2019 at 13:27

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Rationale for not dividing both sides of an equation by $x$ (ex: $6x^2 = 12x$)

answered Jan 16, 2015 at 17:00

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Intergration by differentiating will get you $0$ marks - but how to explain why?

answered Jun 23, 2015 at 13:36

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The concept of infinity for a 5 year old

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 14:30

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Is the current education system as bad as most critics and famous pure mathematicians try to convey?

answered Aug 24, 2016 at 19:41

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It is good to have old exams (with solutions) published?

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 17:01

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The term "unique" for functions and operations

answered Jan 24, 2020 at 20:17

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What holds your students back in Calculus?

answered Apr 2, 2014 at 20:24

12 votes

Mindless use of "antisimplifications" such as $1/x+1/y=(x+y)/xy$ and $1/\sqrt{2}=\sqrt{2}/2$

answered Mar 26, 2017 at 4:34

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Enlighten younger students about the concept of "procedural justice" in mathematics?

answered Jun 26, 2019 at 15:30

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What are non-math majors supposed to get out of an undergraduate calculus class?

answered Sep 3, 2015 at 16:39

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Are there any negative consequences in applying operations/functions to a whole equality?

answered Dec 31, 2018 at 4:24

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Convincing a high schooler that $i$ is a number

answered Nov 9, 2015 at 16:15

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Should tests given after the drop date be made less difficult in order to help the remaining students raise their grades?

answered Apr 22, 2014 at 14:04

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How to teach logical implication?

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 16:53

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How to explain what's wrong with this application of the chain rule?

answered Mar 21, 2019 at 16:30

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Acceptability of creative questions in assessments

answered Jan 15, 2020 at 17:42

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Why is learning mathematics compulsory?

How to respond to “solve this equation” in a basic algebra class

Why are percentages part of the curriculum?

How rigorous should high school calculus be?

Why are induction proofs so challenging for students?

Should I be teaching point-slope formula to high school algebra students?

Adding irrelevant humorous questions to a quiz exam

Difference between high school and college calculus courses

Don't these word problems seem designed to be confusing?

Why don't textbooks foreground marginally generalized theorems?

Why so many single-variable calculus textbooks? But still no equivalents to Visual Group Theory or Complex Analysis for other subjects?

I'm worried that my struggles with calc 2 mean I won't be able to become a professor later

Should students be given partial scores when they gave an incomplete proof by contradiction?

Teaching indefinite integrals that require special-casing

Rationale for not dividing both sides of an equation by $x$ (ex: $6x^2 = 12x$)

Intergration by differentiating will get you $0$ marks - but how to explain why?

The concept of infinity for a 5 year old

Is the current education system as bad as most critics and famous pure mathematicians try to convey?

It is good to have old exams (with solutions) published?

The term "unique" for functions and operations

What holds your students back in Calculus?

Mindless use of "antisimplifications" such as $1/x+1/y=(x+y)/xy$ and $1/\sqrt{2}=\sqrt{2}/2$

Enlighten younger students about the concept of "procedural justice" in mathematics?

What are non-math majors supposed to get out of an undergraduate calculus class?

Are there any negative consequences in applying operations/functions to a whole equality?

Convincing a high schooler that $i$ is a number

Should tests given after the drop date be made less difficult in order to help the remaining students raise their grades?

How to teach logical implication?

How to explain what's wrong with this application of the chain rule?

Acceptability of creative questions in assessments