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

answered Apr 21, 2014 at 4:27

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How can I teach my students the difference between a sequence and a series?

answered Mar 27, 2014 at 23:54

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How to teach logical implication?

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 18:57

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Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 20:43

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What interesting properties of the Fibonacci sequence can I share when introducing sequences?

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 0:56

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Historical tidbits to liven up calculus classes

answered Sep 17, 2014 at 20:29

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Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 21:12

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Good, simple examples of induction?

answered Mar 15, 2014 at 21:57

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Examples and applications of the pigeonhole principle

answered Apr 17, 2014 at 18:17

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What to do when students are not keeping their eyes on their own test?

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 2:12

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What are some good rules for handling student questions during exams?

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 22:37

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For calculus students, what should be the intuition or motivation behind series?

answered Apr 2, 2014 at 22:10

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A game that is between Noughts and Crosses and Sprouts for complexity?

answered Feb 3, 2022 at 0:43

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"Correct the following mistake"-style questions?

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 5:10

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Using original texts while introducing new concepts in class

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 5:16

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What are some great books for exploring mathematics? (not kids' books and not textbooks)

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 5:30

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Presenting a solution with a stroke of genius

answered Mar 19, 2014 at 17:05

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Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 20:34

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Content for a 40-minute lecture on graph theory for high schoolers

answered May 8, 2020 at 19:54

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Writing up a proof that assumes what is to be proven?

answered Jun 2, 2019 at 18:18

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How to motivate equivalence classes

answered Apr 9, 2014 at 4:49

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Explanation of Counter-example?

answered Sep 24, 2014 at 18:26

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Do students confuse $\log_ab$ and $\log a^b$?

answered Mar 8, 2016 at 0:26

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Patterns that unexpectedly fall apart at large $n$

answered Jan 31, 2020 at 15:17

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Is there a simple real-world problem I can use to motivate a formula for $\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n i $?

answered May 10, 2017 at 18:34

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How can we help students learn to write about their mathematics?

answered Mar 17, 2014 at 22:07

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How do I adapt a MWF class into a TuTh class?

answered Mar 15, 2014 at 1:08

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What prerequisites would college students need for a course based primarily on Euclid's elements?

answered Mar 15, 2014 at 3:54

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Books/(auto)biographies/references on how mathematicians study/studied (as students)?

answered Mar 15, 2014 at 18:39

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Interesting but very easy epsilon-delta problems?

answered Feb 22, 2018 at 19:45

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

How can I teach my students the difference between a sequence and a series?

How to teach logical implication?

Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

What interesting properties of the Fibonacci sequence can I share when introducing sequences?

Historical tidbits to liven up calculus classes

Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

Good, simple examples of induction?

Examples and applications of the pigeonhole principle

What to do when students are not keeping their eyes on their own test?

What are some good rules for handling student questions during exams?

For calculus students, what should be the intuition or motivation behind series?

A game that is between Noughts and Crosses and Sprouts for complexity?

"Correct the following mistake"-style questions?

Using original texts while introducing new concepts in class

What are some great books for exploring mathematics? (not kids' books and not textbooks)

Presenting a solution with a stroke of genius

Impressive examples where a "proof by picture" goes wrong

Content for a 40-minute lecture on graph theory for high schoolers

Writing up a proof that assumes what is to be proven?

How to motivate equivalence classes

Explanation of Counter-example?

Do students confuse $\log_ab$ and $\log a^b$?

Patterns that unexpectedly fall apart at large $n$

Is there a simple real-world problem I can use to motivate a formula for $\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n i $?

How can we help students learn to write about their mathematics?

How do I adapt a MWF class into a TuTh class?

What prerequisites would college students need for a course based primarily on Euclid's elements?

Books/(auto)biographies/references on how mathematicians study/studied (as students)?

Interesting but very easy epsilon-delta problems?