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David Steinberg
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Mathematics instructor at an American state university.
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Top Questions
64
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If we randomly select 25 integers between 1 and 100, how many consecutive integers should we expect?
probability
asked Dec 8 '15 at 20:21
math.stackexchange.com
51
votes
History of “without loss of generality”
ho.history-overview
asked May 7 '14 at 23:31
mathoverflow.net
43
votes
Is there any way to pressure textbook publishers to reduce price?
united-states
books
publishers
fees
asked Sep 27 '14 at 17:48
academia.stackexchange.com
26
votes
Alternatives to University Lectures: Non-lecture Mathematics Classes
undergraduate-education
course-design
asked Mar 14 '14 at 17:10
matheducators.stackexchange.com
18
votes
Algebraic varieties which are topological manifolds
ag.algebraic-geometry
manifolds
examples
asked Dec 1 '09 at 19:56
mathoverflow.net
18
votes
“Correct the following mistake”-style questions?
problem-design
asked Mar 16 '14 at 20:23
matheducators.stackexchange.com
17
votes
How to assign grades to proofs: what do(es) the literature/experts suggest?
reference-request
proofs
grading
asked Jan 31 '15 at 22:00
matheducators.stackexchange.com
16
votes
MNOP conjecture
ag.algebraic-geometry
gromov-witten-theory
moduli-spaces
open-problem
asked Feb 25 '10 at 0:11
mathoverflow.net
14
votes
How do you explain why perpendicular lines have negative reciprocated slopes?
undergraduate-education
secondary-education
analytic-geometry
asked Sep 30 '15 at 21:41
matheducators.stackexchange.com
14
votes
Examples of basic non-commutative rings
undergraduate-education
examples
abstract-algebra
asked Oct 14 '17 at 17:37
matheducators.stackexchange.com
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42
Why are equations written by equating something to zero?
math.stackexchange.com
23
Examples of Innumeracy
matheducators.stackexchange.com
17
What books are like Knuth's Surreal Numbers?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
14
Examples of basic non-commutative rings
matheducators.stackexchange.com
12
Justifying a theory by a seemingly unrelated example
mathoverflow.net
12
Why not write “or” inequalities as $a>x>b$?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
11
What could be good non-mathematical analogies to explain the difference between the words theorem, proposition, lemma and corollaries?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
10
Studying topology: which first, algebraic or differential?
mathoverflow.net
7
Introduction to deformation theory (of algebras)?
mathoverflow.net
7
Would taking 5 minutes to explain the history behind a mathematical idea help stimulate learning the idea?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
6
Why is $\mathbb{R}^n$ not homeomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^m$?
mathoverflow.net
6
How much detail should you show in algebra steps while teaching?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
6
Where can I find resources for creating a mathematics “bridge course”?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
6
Cartesian product set
matheducators.stackexchange.com
6
Supplemental text for undergraduate real analysis
matheducators.stackexchange.com
5
Ambiguous definition of “nerve of an open covering” on wikipedia?
mathoverflow.net
5
Uninsulting way to say “this will eventually be easy”
matheducators.stackexchange.com
5
What are the questions one should ask of oneself in trying to understand definitions and lemmas?
matheducators.stackexchange.com
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