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What are some research-level opportunities in mathematics that do not focus on proofs?

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Odd or Even-Numbered Answers in Textbooks

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What are some good low-prerequisite examples for the heuristic advice "If you cannot prove it, prove something stronger."?

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Lesson plan to self-teach real analysis to student with comp-sci background

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How to help motivate math when tutoring low level algebra (High school)

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What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?

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How to justify teaching students to rationalize denominators?

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Should I teach Laplace Transforms? How much?

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

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 16:09

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Examples and applications of the pigeonhole principle

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Why are the contents of contest maths so different from contents of degree-level maths?

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Multivariable limits

answered Apr 22, 2014 at 15:49

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Good exercises in proof by induction, very early in freshman calculus?

answered May 5, 2014 at 19:02

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Revisiting topics from previous courses

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Where can I find primary sources from the New Math movement in the 60s?

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Why is polynomial factorization over the integers part of secondary school curricula?

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Teaching Calculus Less Formally

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Adding irrelevant humorous questions to a quiz exam

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What are examples of math-themed sci-fi appropriate for students?

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Big list of "interesting" abstract vector spaces

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At what point in the curriculum should the tensor product be introduced?

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Where do students learn to solve polynomial equations these days?

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An application-heavy functional analysis textbook?

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Examples of relations that are not functions

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Why don’t we teach a topological view of continuity instead of epsilon-delta?

answered Apr 24, 2023 at 20:44

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Why are sequences and series typically taught in Calculus 2 and not Calculus 1?

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Examples of Innumeracy

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Looking for simple "interesting" math problems that cannot be easily solved without algebra

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Introducing bounds

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How can a math teacher manage a class when unprepared?

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What are some research-level opportunities in mathematics that do not focus on proofs?

Odd or Even-Numbered Answers in Textbooks

What are some good low-prerequisite examples for the heuristic advice "If you cannot prove it, prove something stronger."?

Lesson plan to self-teach real analysis to student with comp-sci background

How to help motivate math when tutoring low level algebra (High school)

What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?

How to justify teaching students to rationalize denominators?

Should I teach Laplace Transforms? How much?

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

Examples and applications of the pigeonhole principle

Why are the contents of contest maths so different from contents of degree-level maths?

Multivariable limits

Good exercises in proof by induction, very early in freshman calculus?

Revisiting topics from previous courses

Where can I find primary sources from the New Math movement in the 60s?

Why is polynomial factorization over the integers part of secondary school curricula?

Teaching Calculus Less Formally

Adding irrelevant humorous questions to a quiz exam

What are examples of math-themed sci-fi appropriate for students?

Big list of "interesting" abstract vector spaces

At what point in the curriculum should the tensor product be introduced?

Where do students learn to solve polynomial equations these days?

An application-heavy functional analysis textbook?

Examples of relations that are not functions

Why don’t we teach a topological view of continuity instead of epsilon-delta?

Why are sequences and series typically taught in Calculus 2 and not Calculus 1?

Examples of Innumeracy

Looking for simple "interesting" math problems that cannot be easily solved without algebra

Introducing bounds

How can a math teacher manage a class when unprepared?