Questions tagged [education]

This tag can be used for two purposes, either for resources for learning, or for to learn more about a scientist's/mathematician's educational background.

This tag can be used for two purposes, either for resources for learning, or for to learn more about a scientist's/mathematician's educational background. The first can be quickly asked in an answer's comments if it is not already discussed in the answer. This tag applies to all levels of the person's education, so if possible use a more specific tag.

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When were problem sets included in Science/math textbooks?

If you look at old books like Euclid, and Archimedes it seems that there weren't any problem set exercises. They just presented the all information. There were no "end chapter" problems. In short, it seems that most ancient books were written as…
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Blackboards as math tech!

A question about the history of the maths classroom (which I hope isn't off topic). The idea of using a chalky stone to write graffiti diagrams on a dark plastered wall (marks that could be washed off and replaced) surely MUST have occurred early to…
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