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Category Archives: math problems
Maybe Next Time He’ll Think Before He Cheats
It’s so bizarre to me that since the forced online learning movement started, so many math faculty—and not just at my institution—have been worried about cheating. Why now?
Posted in cheating, classroom design, classroom management, exam feedback, math problems, technology for teaching
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I’m Just Not a Math Person…
We as mathematicians seem practically hell-bent on removing the phrase “I’m just not a math person” from students’ vocabularies. Maybe that’s why they scream it so loudly and defiantly? Math has so many tactical advantages over sports and the arts. … Continue reading
Posted in attracting math majors, math in the media, math problems, outreach, Uncategorized
Tagged encouragement, recruitment, students
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Recreational Mathematics for Fun, Sanity, and an Sometimes Even Papers
In life on the job market and pre-tenure academia, it can seem that no math is worth doing unless it results in a paper, preferably a very fashionable and serious one. This can be a real soul crusher when the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, math problems, research
Tagged puzzles, recreational mathematics, shuffling
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