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58 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Introduction of the power set as a collection of *labels* or *names* for subsets
The way that naïve set theory is usually presented in undergraduate education is via very concrete examples of sets, often involving non-mathematical elements. When power sets are treated, having a ...
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simpson paradox in classroom: reports?
he Simpson's Paradox is a statistical phenomenon in which a trend or relationship observed within a dataset disappears or reverses when the dataset is divided into smaller groups. It occurs when a ...
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What to cover on a first ordinary differential equations module?
I will have to teach a first course in differential equations. What should I cover in this module? For example, in most books, have Laplace Transforms which is fine but I would not use LT to solve ...
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Math curricula\programs or any experience using "The Road to Reality" as the\a primary textbook
Primarily a reference request, collaborator search-tips requests, and question-improvement request (including improveent by deletion and re-posting to more appropriate stack, meta, wiki, etc). Rank ...
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Number theory in an introductory course on discrete dynamical systems
Benjamin Hutz, in Chapter 10 of his An Experimental Introduction to Number Theory, allows for the optional inclusion of discrete dynamical systems with a number-theoretic flavor in an undergraduate ...
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Exercises for explaning homothety, homothetic center, similarity on line and plane, free vector and vector space
I need the collection of exercises for such topics as:
maps and transformations, composition of maps
homothety, rotation homothety, homothetic center
similarities of the line and the plane
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How to teach year 3 undergraduate courses to high school students?
I see on the webpage of a high school math summer program, SuMac, that they will cover some algebraic topology in a period of several weeks. And they covered every aspect of this subject, including ...
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Comprehensive Assessment Test for Undergraduate Math Program
My department uses the Major Field Assessment Test in Math (I think we refer to it as the "MFT") and that is great for its purpose. However, I am currently teaching a capstone course where we spend ...
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Mathematics after Rube Goldberg (recommendation) - Question for orientation
There are many fields in mathematics, in which one wants to optimize a process, for example finding the shortest way in a graph etc.
However I got curious and wondered, if there are also books or ...
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What books does a Chinese institution use in the undergraduate maths courses?
Can anyone share the books that a Chinese maths undergraduate follows during their course? Also what are some of the problem books and exam papers that the Chinese students use to become better in ...
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Best Touchscreen Laptop for Tutoring During COVID Pandemic
I run a small tutoring company, and I specialize in math and science. During the pandemic, I began tutoring online using our 3 year old HP Pavilion touchscreen laptop. It has served me well using just ...
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Have you ever completely covered every topic in a textbook, and if so, which text?
Over the years of being a student or of being a teacher, it's occurred to me that I've never done every topic in a textbook. If it's a workbook that has a few introductory theory pages and then a few ...
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Prerequisites to study Laplace Transform completely?
Hello to all the professors who read this. I'm an electrical engineering undergrad student. I wanted to ask for advice on what I should learn beforehand to fully grasp the Laplace transform. I also ...