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Adam
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Grading a limit problem

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Which product of single digits do children usually get wrong?

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How should I teach logarithms to high school students?

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Should figures be presented to scale?

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How can we motivate that Newton's method is useful?

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How to justify formula for area of triangle (or parallelogram)

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What is the right notation to use in multivariable chain rules?

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Why is it written $\tan^{-1}$?

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Counterexamples to "stable digit" theory of error estimates

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Why not think of derivatives as fractions?

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Functions can be divided into odd and even components - name of theorem?

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"Real world" examples of implicit functions

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What's the best way to explain multivariable limit problems to students who are not familiar with $\epsilon$ - $\delta$ proofs?

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Explaining difference between improper integrals that converge and diverge

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Why is $a+b = b+a$?

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For graphics programming, is it better to start with an applied math book or dive into a deeper book like Linear Algebra Done Right?

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Ten options for multiple choices questions

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Fun set theory for kids

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Different ways to multiply decimals

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How would you introduce Frullani integral to students?

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Examples of basic non-commutative rings

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How to teach abstract algebra for the first time?

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Is there a standard convention for interpreting ambiguous absolute value expressions?

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Write $y=\sqrt{3+x}$ as the composite of two functions

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How to correct a wrong mental picture of the limit?

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Are these assumptions in statistics correct or beneficial?

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Integral calculus from the modern viewpoint

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How can I explain why numerical integration is easy, but symbolic integration is hard?

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Real World use of the Function $(\sin{x})^x$

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Quadratic equations using complex math but with no imaginary roots