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Is it normal for a child to strongly prefer addition to subtraction?

My six-year-old daughter enjoys addition but not subtraction. When we walk together, I like to give her some "mental mathematics" questions, such as "What is 13 plus 33" and she enjoys answering them. However, she always asks me to give her addition…
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What are examples of math-themed sci-fi appropriate for students?

What are examples of sci-fi books or short stories that have a mathematics theme? I'd like to have a pool of examples in mind that I could refer students to. The only example I've got in mind right now is The Feeling of Power by Asimov, which I…
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Should an undergraduate math program contain a course on Lebesgue integration?

Is it standard for a math undergraduate program to have a course on Lebesgue integration? Does Riemann integral suffice for undergraduates? The reason of my question is I read a paper by Bartle titled Return to Riemann Integral. In his paper, …
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Should students in a first university linear algebra class be taught to write simple proofs?

I am teaching an introductory linear algebra courses for undergraduate students in math, computer science, or data science at a liberal art university. Most of the students have not decided their major yet. But the majority will take the CS or DS…
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Should I upload slides before or after a class

I used to post my slides before a class. But I noticed that many students simply read it while in class instead of listening . So I am thinking not doing it in the future. But they can still get it from students who have taken the class before.
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Why's math way more puzzling, abstruse than law and medicine?

Most students find math unfathomable, labyrinthine by the time of univariate integration (Reddit). Even overachievers – who ace undergraduate math without studying – will eventually be convoluted by math, like in post-doctoral abstract algebra or…
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Mathematical thinking skills for engineering students

A few months ago, I asked a question on teaching engineers mathematical thinking skills over at MSE. I also asked it a little later at The Mathematics Teaching Community, but traffic on that site is very low. (Update: the site is currently…
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Remote work in math academia

Migrated from Mathoverflow.net This is a questions about teaching/research in math academia. During the pandemic, many things have been moved online: courses, seminars, informal gatherings, etc. As a student, I've had a positive experience with…
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Open Source Math Software in Multivariate Calculus

I am teaching calculus III in the upcoming semester. The course is fairly standard, just a brief run-down: Test 1: covers vectors and coordinate systems as well as the calculus of space curves including the Frenet frame, curvature and torsion. Test…
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References for "high-school mathematics from an advanced point of view"

What are some good references for high-school (or even middle-school) mathematics, written from an advanced point of view, especially texts written for prospective teachers? Some references were given in a comment for an earlier question, but I…
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Different Teaching Styles for Different Genders?

I was recently looking through job listings in my local area (US high school, ages 14-18) and I found two boarding schools with vacancies, one was male-only and the other was female-only. This got me thinking: QUESTION: is there any research or…
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Should mathematical logic be included in a discrete mathematics course for computer science?

I am going to teach 2nd-year undergraduate students in applied math or computer science a course called "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science". Most students who take this course plan to apply for graduate schools. This is a new course, so I…
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Why are all educational textbooks copyrighted? ©

I had an idea to improve education in my country with the help of textbooks by popular authors. I thought to publish videos on YouTube with comments and practical explanations about what the author wanted to say. However, the problem is that any…
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What is a reasonable use of clickers in the context of teaching?

In this answer, user Robert Talbert stated that There are some amazing things you can do pedagogically with clickers. I'd like to see some examples. (Not that I'm eager to try that myself, but I'm just curious.) As I stated in one of the…
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Weekly quizzes as an alternative for midterms? What is this called?

I have seen (by some of my former instructors) the following strategy applied as an alternative to traditional "midterms and final" assessment in a math course: Students take a quiz weekly. Each quiz question is tied to a specific standard. On its…
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