Articles Tagged with mathematics

Is this always true?

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Absolute truths

Some questions are very difficult to answer, even if you know the answer.

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Ghosts of future theories

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Magnetic monopoles

We know a great deal about things that may not exist.

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It doesn’t look right

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Finding mistakes

Our tutor ponders techniques he employs unconsciously.

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Providing proof

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If-then-therefore

Doing proofs in Geometry class is hard.  Teaching how to do them is harder.

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Why teach errors?

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Outdated, still in use

We look for reasons to teach things that aren’t true.

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Divisable numbers

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How many whats in a which?

In actual use, the decimal system is not always the best.

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The danger of mathematics

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Ask a simple question

We wind up unexpectedly far from home.

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The best learning

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The best teaching?

Our tutor ponders methods and results.

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Libraries and long walks

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An unnecessary problem

Scientists sometimes set themselves problems just to learn.

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Alternate methods

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The answer or the process?

When there’s more than one way to get there, you have to choose.  This can be confusing or useful.

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