Unanswered Questions
60 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Use of Lockhart's *Measurement* in a course?
I greatly admire Paul Lockhart's
Measurement
(Harvard Press).
Many of you know him through
A Mathematician's Lament.
One review of Measurement said,
“Here Lockhart offers the positive side of the ...
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Are there standard questions for testing how an instructor grades calculus?
My institution is now in the process of "standardizing" our calculus classes. One issue we have is the variation among instructors in grading problems. I am interested if there are ways to objectively ...
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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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Moore method projective geometry
Has anyone written a set of Moore method notes for synthetic projective geometry? It seems like it would be well-suited, but I haven't been able to find any such thing on the Internet.
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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?
Context:
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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Guided Lecture Notes for Calculus
Last semester I taught Linear Algebra using the standard textbook of Lay. Online one can find nice "class handouts" that serve very well as lecture notes for students to follow along with during class....
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How to recognize possible dyscalculia in a student?
I am looking for input/advice regarding whether a student I just began tutoring may have dyscalculia - and, if so, how to go about broaching the subject / assisting them as best as possible.
I'd ...
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Is there ADA-compliance certification for mathematics text books?
What factors are there to consider when adopting a text as far as ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is concerned? Is there a certification? What do you look for in the digital version of the text? ...
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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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Which calculus textbook is aligned the most with the CollegeBoard course description?
The CollegeBoard website lists many AP calculus BC references.
But it also mentions that "The materials on this List range in alignment from 59% to 100%."
So, which of them is aligned the most with ...
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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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Intuition: 5 regular polyhedra, 6 regular 4-polytopes, and then 3 regular d-polytopes
I have struggled to offer an intuitive explanation
(to U.S. college students)
why the number of regular polytopes in dimension $d$ is:
$d=2$, number: $\infty$.
$d=3$, number: $5$, the five Platonic ...
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