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Undergraduate-level abstract algebra books or courses that don't start with groups or rings
Awarded Jul 4 at 19:13
When dealing with sequences, should we teach students to start at 0 or 1?
Awarded Jun 25 at 3:09
Is there a virtue to learning how to compute by hand?
Awarded Jun 21 at 13:33
Resources for Pell's equation
Awarded Jun 4 at 15:05
Students use WolframAlpha. Can we change calculus instruction to exploit it while discouraging 'cheating'?
Awarded May 21 at 15:57
Which product of single digits do children usually get wrong?
Awarded May 21 at 13:41
Symmetry in polar functions - how to explain
Awarded Mar 20 at 3:40
How to make Calculus II seem motivated, interesting, and useful?
Awarded Mar 3 at 1:10
How to make Calculus II seem motivated, interesting, and useful?
Awarded Mar 3 at 1:10
What are some resources for "ungrading" in a math class?
Awarded Feb 1 at 0:03
How to teach a student algebra who misses too much previous knowledge?
Awarded Jan 28 at 20:42
Unique candidate that fails
Awarded Jan 1 at 20:27
Explanation for cutting a Möbius strip at one-third its width
Awarded Dec 20, 2023 at 21:57
Why do so many people hate math?
Awarded Dec 18, 2023 at 17:18
Unique steps leading to a non-unique answer
Awarded Dec 18, 2023 at 5:47
Is there any proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra that can be introduced to undergraduates who have just completed Calc III?
Awarded Nov 19, 2023 at 20:48
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded Nov 17, 2023 at 16:31
Why do so many people hate math?
Awarded Nov 16, 2023 at 4:37
How does one explain that transformations 'inside' a function operate in the opposite direction than intuition suggests?
Awarded Nov 4, 2023 at 2:57
Why are the contents of contest maths so different from contents of degree-level maths?
Awarded Sep 18, 2023 at 5:30
Taxonomy of bad proofs
Awarded Aug 31, 2023 at 22:34
Use of mathematical humor suitable for motivation/explaination?
Awarded Aug 31, 2023 at 2:16
For calculus students, what should be the intuition or motivation behind series?
Awarded Aug 29, 2023 at 18:16
Terminology for parts of limit notation
Awarded Aug 16, 2023 at 16:17
Why are hand waving arguments made in textbooks of undergraduate analysis and how should readers deal with them?
Awarded Jul 21, 2023 at 22:11
"Function" vs "Function of ...": how much does it contribute to students difficulties?
Awarded Jun 22, 2023 at 3:18
Mental Health in Mathematics
Awarded Jun 14, 2023 at 2:52
Why do students like proof by contradiction?
Awarded May 28, 2023 at 15:56
Why do standard geometry textbooks not start with trigonometry?
Awarded May 16, 2023 at 0:56
SMSG: Did any school districts actual teach the curriculum as planned and what were the results for the teachers and students?
Awarded Mar 30, 2023 at 10:18
Non-Rigorous Use of Differentials
Awarded Mar 25, 2023 at 19:55
How can I choose a free calculus textbook?
Awarded Mar 20, 2023 at 0:07
Surprising examples of Cavalieri's principle
Awarded Mar 10, 2023 at 0:20
Why don't exercises ask readers to discover results themselves, before requiring proof? Why disclose the result in the question?
Awarded Feb 25, 2023 at 2:25
When should we first teach variables in school math? And how?
Awarded Feb 2, 2023 at 19:40
What is gratifying in being a mathematics teacher?
Awarded Feb 2, 2023 at 15:26
What are the differences between popular undergraduate abstract algebra books?
Awarded Jan 29, 2023 at 16:48
Hypothesis Tests in Students' Lives
Awarded Jan 28, 2023 at 18:06
Dyscalculia and studying mathematics (as major)
Awarded Jan 27, 2023 at 17:17
Good examples of proof by contradiction?
Awarded Dec 25, 2022 at 6:25
What are the arguments for and against learning the multiplication table by heart?
Awarded Dec 11, 2022 at 20:17
A calculus book that uses differentials?
Awarded Nov 28, 2022 at 17:42
Examples of Mathematical Slang
Awarded Nov 10, 2022 at 15:47
Method of Solving $5^x=326$ (Logs not allowed)
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 17:50
A Lexicon of Math Mistakes
Awarded Nov 7, 2022 at 11:04
Should we say that fractions "are" or "represent" numbers?
Awarded Sep 11, 2022 at 19:20
The definition of natural log and e
Awarded Aug 16, 2022 at 13:49
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded Jul 25, 2022 at 14:56
Writing a Calculus textbook for a course I am creating
Awarded Jun 26, 2022 at 8:47
Is Euclid dead? or Should Euclidean geometry be taught to high school students?
Awarded Jun 3, 2022 at 4:25
Memorizing Trig Identities
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 20:48
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded May 16, 2022 at 12:52
Interesting things you learned while grading?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 10:36
Should students in a first university linear algebra class be taught to write simple proofs?
Awarded May 7, 2022 at 8:36
Geometry with a view towards differential geometry textbook
Awarded May 5, 2022 at 7:27
Is there a simple example that empirical evidence is misleading?
Awarded May 5, 2022 at 6:46
What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?
Awarded May 4, 2022 at 15:50
Unique candidate that fails
Awarded Apr 11, 2022 at 12:06
What is a good way to explain the Lebesgue integral to non-math majors?
Awarded Feb 28, 2022 at 21:25
Why do students like proof by contradiction?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 1:08
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