Articles Tagged with mathematics

The problem problem

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A pursuit curve

Answering the problems you get in class is less difficult than posing them in the first place.

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Attempting the impossible (II)

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Parallel lines

We continue to wonder what good can come of trying to do what can’t be done.

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Attempting the impossible

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Cubic equations

Sometimes going beyond 2 is extremely difficult.

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When there are two truths

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Aristotle vs. Ptolemy

We point out an uneasy tension beneath an apparent unity.

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A simpler theory

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Measuring complications

A simple idea can become a complicated thing to implement.

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What not to do

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The project review

Sometimes abandoning an effort is a positive step.

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It’s been good enough

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Changing or not

When do you need to learn something new?

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In the back of the book

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The right answer

How did the answers in the answer key get there?

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Technology and tedium

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Riemann sums

Sometimes technological advances mean things are less exciting.

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Textbook writing

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Induction or deduction

We compare two approaches to teaching mathematics.

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