Unanswered Questions
41 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Compare depth and scope of math syllabus between Malaysia's STPM, Gao Kao and A level
Are the math syllabi of these three exams comparable? Which syllabus' scope is wider and deeper? Which helps students to be better prepared for math in undergraduate level?
I believe that A level is ...
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3-D printing of formulas encoded in LaTex for the visually impaired?
There is software available on the Net for 3-D printing of math expressions encoded in LaTex. What such technology is available off-the-shelf for the visually impaired to learn mathematics? And, ...
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What else we miss?
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Some time ago there was a post on a brief study conducted by Alexis Wiggins (she was shadowing two students for two days), you can find it here, which got quite an attention. One interesting ...
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Maximize retention
I tutor high school math students. Students often struggle with a problem they had completed few months prior. Like any skill, it's natural to forget what you learned after a while.
As high school ...
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Are there measurements of how much mathematics people remember after high-school?
These days I got curious about something: Are there measurements of how much mathematics people remember after high-school?
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Support modelling cycle through differentiated means
I plan to work with my students on solving real-world problems through modelling them. Now it is my idea to follow the modelling cycle below.
The idea is to find with the help of two values that have ...
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Montessori mathematics for HS/college students
My children attend a Montessori school (as did I when I was a child), and I have visited several other Montessori schools and spoken with their teachers. Numerous times I've had Montessori teachers ...
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Resources for teaching algebraic fractions to a dyscalculic pupil
I have a new student in math class (high school) since last month, and she's being diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia. We are about to go into conic sections and she should be able to do some ...
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SMSG Calculus Usage?
Did anyone out there have experience with SMSG's Calculus text? Our school system (Amherst, MA) used SMSG texts from my 6th grade class onward. But for HS Calculus (1969) we didn't use the two-part ...
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the role of context in mathematical discussions of units and measurement in web design
Knowing that pedagogy for each age group is different, I will say right off the bat I am talking about working adults.
I am noticing more and more, that despite people's phobias about math, they are ...
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How can a church or other non-academic institution find and hire math teachers?
We'd like to set up a remedial math program in our church. To do so, we would need to hire at least two teachers who could design courses in middle school and high school math, and teach them.
I'm a ...
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When can students understand the intersection of two circles?
I'm interested in learning two transitions:
(1) When can students reason (intuitively, but accurately) to conclude that two circles in the plane
could intersect in $0$, $1$, or $2$ points, or are ...
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Is There Such Thing as Reaching Half a Standard?
I like the Common Core State Standards for Math as they focus on objectives that students need to reach. However, some standards have way too many parts for them.
For instance, the standard CCSS.MATH....
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Explaining the algebra behind a problem in computer geography
For work, I tend to have to explain quantitative ideas to people with only some informal computer science training.
Yesterday, my friend wanted to draw a map on his computer and was concerned we ...
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Material and textbooks for CLIL learners
I have a quite broad questions. I'm a math teacher in Switzerland (high school level, school year 9-12). We teach following topics (among others): quadratic equations, quadratic functions, system of ...
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