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Teaching students how to check the validity of their proofs
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How to choose a textbook that is pedagogically optimal for oneself?
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What are some famous problems, which are not difficult to understand, for senior high school students
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Questions about writing a Linear Algebra textbook, with Earth Science applications
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How to teach Proofs
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Real-life problems involving solving triangles
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How can I distribute an exam to a large class without a lockdown broswer such as Respondus/Proctorio?
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What kind of sequence is between an arithmetic and a geometric sequence?
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Is teaching how to solve recurrence relations using generating functions too much for a first year discrete maths course?
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Is there a measurable learning goal related to understanding proofs of important theorems?
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How can I teach Mathematics to genius students?
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Definite integrals with equal limits
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Writing a Calculus textbook for a course I am creating
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How to justify formula for area of triangle (or parallelogram)
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Efficient methods to receive and grade online mathematics assessments?
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"Amplitude" of Tan and Cot functions
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What topics are considered to be part of pre-algebra?
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Best category theory textbook for undergraduate students
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Teaching congruent triangles non-rigorously
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How do I teach the difference between Linear Equations and Equation of a Line
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Inquiry about My Self-Study Plan for Real Analysis (for my research and self-enrichment)
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Symmetry in polar functions - how to explain
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Subtraction using Addition (Austrian Method), is it useful to learn this method instead of the usual "borrow" method?
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Which cognitive psychology findings are solid, that I can use to help my students?
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How do I grade long calculations in a mathematics exam in a fair way?
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What is the motivation for teaching Factoring by Grouping?
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Would you correct grading mistakes downwards if there is a mistake in grading?
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Is 'For all $x$' an abuse of language in math?
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How do you teach students about the concept of a proof?
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What are the essential topics in undergraduate financial mathematics?
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What does the research say about direct instruction vs. student centered approaches
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Is there an arithmetic book similar to “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons” by Siegfried Engelmann?
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What Basic Math Skills Should Be Expected of Students in a University-Level Linear Algebra Course?
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Distance Between Curves in First-Semester Calculus
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What skills do algebra teachers wish their students had mastered before taking algebra?
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Is Morris Kline's 'Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach' a Good Book to Learn Calculus From?
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Inner voice when reading mathematics
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Summary of the mechanism of reification
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Earliest real-world uses of Calculus and Linear Algebra
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Explaining the phrase "in terms of"
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A visualization for the quotient rule
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What are some simple problems that calculators get wrong?
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"Pure Imaginary" or "Purely Imaginary"?
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An application of the Cauchy criterion for undergraduates?
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Does the way we often introduce the concept of a function make sense?
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An algebra student wants to learn to type commutative diagrams in LaTeX
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How should I introduce the concept of a function to a precalculus student?
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Proof that convergent Taylor Series converge to actual value of function
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How to teach the Pythagorean theorem in a satisfying way to high school students?
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What is the correct symbol to use for ending a counterexample?
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What's the most practical and efficient way to sort exams on paper?
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The effectiveness of "honors" classes
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What math courses should I take in order to become a secondary math educator?
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A good way to learn differential equations rigorously
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Trade-off between writing neatly vs scribbling (scribbling aims to maximise working memory)
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why or when do we use the general form of conic sections?
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Dominance of connectives: Why do we teach this?
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How to tactfully discourage casual, implicit disparagement of mathematics
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What theorems from single-variable calculus break down in the multi-variable context?"
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Applications of High School Geometry
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