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Why don't we teach codomains of functions in high school?
Awarded Oct 7 at 4:02
Why are the contents of contest maths so different from contents of degree-level maths?
Awarded Sep 25 at 4:37
What's the most effective way to introduce/motivate the anti-derivative of $\sec x$?
Awarded Mar 21 at 5:49
Why is learning mathematics compulsory?
Awarded Jan 30 at 4:19
Is there any proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra that can be introduced to undergraduates who have just completed Calc III?
Awarded Dec 14, 2024 at 4:02
Should we avoid indefinite integrals?
Awarded Jun 9, 2024 at 7:25
Resources for Pell's equation
Awarded May 26, 2024 at 4:42
How to evaluate a proof that seems to be using induction informally?
Awarded Apr 28, 2024 at 4:06
How to give exercises when students can use ChatGPT
Awarded Apr 15, 2024 at 8:31
Reasons for (not) distinguishing $f$ from $f(x)$
Awarded Mar 2, 2024 at 4:45
I want a "true" proof by contradiction of an implication $P \Rightarrow Q$
Awarded Jan 15, 2024 at 4:32
What is the dimension of $\mathbb{R}$ over $\mathbb{Q}$?
Awarded Jan 3, 2024 at 5:02
Should an undergraduate math program contain a course on Lebesgue integration?
Awarded Sep 19, 2023 at 6:34
Books that every aspirant mathematician should read
Awarded Sep 14, 2023 at 7:35
Can we avoid confusion over using "let" as a quantifier?
Awarded May 9, 2023 at 4:11
Is there a study that compares 8-week vs 16-week math classes?
Awarded Jan 31, 2023 at 4:02
What are the arguments for and against learning the multiplication table by heart?
Awarded Dec 11, 2022 at 5:02
How is math taught in elementary school in Finland?
Awarded Nov 11, 2022 at 4:40
"Real world" examples of implicit functions
Awarded Nov 2, 2022 at 4:27
Are there any proofs of Euler's Formula that do not rely on calculus?
Awarded Aug 14, 2022 at 4:30
Teaching "if...then" and "the following are equivalent"
Awarded Jul 16, 2022 at 5:16
Learning operator priorities by drawing trees
Awarded Jul 2, 2022 at 4:32
How to teach Mathematical Induction mathematically?
Awarded Jun 28, 2022 at 4:36
Exponential & logarithm in a high school calculus class
Awarded Jun 10, 2022 at 4:16
Why are hyperbolic functions given "short shrift" at "low" levels of math?
Awarded May 10, 2022 at 4:25
Probability — analytical results instead of simulations
Awarded Apr 13, 2022 at 5:35
How can I improve my concept map?
Awarded Apr 2, 2022 at 5:34
Teaching calculus in AP without the formal definition of the derivative
Awarded Mar 17, 2022 at 4:06
Advantages of using calligraphic or script letters
Awarded Jan 31, 2022 at 4:11
Aspiring HS Math Teacher: Textbooks for learning Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus?
Awarded Jan 14, 2022 at 7:35
Is it advisable to avoid teaching "multiplication as repeated addition"?
Awarded Dec 29, 2021 at 4:06
Whence the "everything is linear" phenomenon, and what can we do about it?
Awarded Dec 25, 2021 at 6:30
Students problems with reasoning, not exactly math
Awarded Dec 16, 2021 at 4:20
Teaching undergraduates who expect a high-school-like learning environment
Awarded Nov 10, 2021 at 5:00
Interesting Trigonometry problems
Awarded Sep 17, 2021 at 4:16
Source of conceptual, multiple choice calculus questions
Awarded Aug 30, 2021 at 5:31
Courses equivalent to College Algebra in other countries?
Awarded Apr 29, 2021 at 4:54
Grating mathematical phrases---How to correct?
Awarded Apr 19, 2021 at 5:39
About the effectiveness of self-studying maths (compared with other subjects)
Awarded Apr 13, 2021 at 4:04
What is a number?
Awarded Mar 8, 2021 at 4:15
Galois Theory: necessary?
Awarded Mar 1, 2021 at 4:17
Can some lovers of math truly never create something previously unseen?
Awarded Jan 17, 2021 at 4:51
Ought color be used more in math?
Awarded Oct 2, 2020 at 4:47
Native language, writing, and mathematical problem solving
Awarded Aug 28, 2020 at 4:03
What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students?
Awarded May 9, 2020 at 4:08
Solving a Polar set of equations algebraically?
Awarded Dec 16, 2019 at 4:40
How to engage low-level students?
Awarded Dec 10, 2019 at 5:00
Common phrases having different meaning
Awarded Dec 3, 2019 at 4:05
Definition of root of equation/expression
Awarded Oct 2, 2019 at 4:05
Proofs that make theorems less clear
Awarded Aug 3, 2019 at 4:35
Good, simple examples of induction?
Awarded Jul 8, 2019 at 4:40
Visual Pythagorean demonstration
Awarded Jul 3, 2019 at 4:35
How to explain Chinese remainder theorem?
Awarded Apr 26, 2019 at 4:25
Textbook for 2nd linear algebra course
Awarded Jan 16, 2019 at 4:30
How to explain the flipping of division by a fraction?
Awarded Jan 14, 2019 at 8:55
Should students be asked to use more than one notation for the derivative in an introductory calculus class?
Awarded Sep 24, 2018 at 5:10
Links between mathematical folklore and educational success
Awarded Jun 29, 2018 at 5:20
A Non-Unique Factorization of Integers!
Awarded Jun 28, 2018 at 4:02
What is most motivating way to introduce Fermat's Little Theorem
Awarded May 11, 2018 at 4:58
Teaching Asymptotes
Awarded May 8, 2018 at 4:36
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