Category Archives: Teaching

Function Association

Today I began assisting and sitting in on a one-week Advanced Placement Summer Institute at Western Kentucky University. I am helping in the beginning and experienced Calculus AB teachers’  workshop led by Benita Albert from Oak Ridge in Tennessee. Even … Continue reading

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Math Flash Cards

I was looking online for some LaTeX flashcard templates the other day and came across some nice flashcards by Jason Underdown at The University of Utah. (Find them at http://www.math.utah.edu/~jasonu/flash-cards/.) He has both math and physics flash cards on his website. … Continue reading

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Should we Trust Numbers that Much?

Nowadays, if one reads an article from a newspaper or a magazine, it is very likely there will be mention of some statistics, whether about the percentage of Americans that favor a candidate, of students that claim to be satisfied … Continue reading

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ODEs and the meaning of life

What life lessons can you take away from an introductory ODE class? Does mathematical content implicitly promote a worldview? As a TA or instructor, to what extent is it appropriate to wax philosophical during class? Recently, a friend sent me … Continue reading

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With great power comes great responsibility

At a conference for Women in Mathematics, a distinguished professor spoke about reaching out to the greater community being one of the best parts of her job. In particular, she volunteered tutoring remedial math for adults. Many of her students … Continue reading

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