mathseeker
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Anyone else using WeBWorK ( to support their first year calculus courses? What's been your experience?
9:55 PM Dec 1st
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Reading "Implementing a computer algebra system in Haskell" by Malaquias and Lopes
5:52 PM Dec 1st
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Been using WeBWorK for online calculus assignments for just about two weeks. Steep learning curve for me & students, but so far, so good!
9:54 PM Nov 23rd
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Should blogging count towards academic tenure and promotion?
9:35 AM Oct 25th
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Disney's offers refunds for all "Baby Einstein" videos. "Baby videos are not educational"
9:24 AM Oct 25th
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Why I play music at the start of my classes: to set a mood, provide a transition, communicate intention, provide bridges, share experience
12:06 AM Oct 22nd
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Whew, class has finished writing calculus midterm. Now looking forward to marking 110 x 9 questions.
9:21 PM Oct 21st
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Listening to Vancouver chamber group , hiding in the library at and preparing for a lecture on transformational symmetry
9:21 AM Oct 21st
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Graphic novel based on the life of Bertrand Russell, explores his contributions to foundations. I'm ordering a copy!
11:28 AM Oct 15th
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Stoked about 's campus wide login for . Thought I'd have to do this myself, but it's done!
10:10 PM Sep 29th
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New post: Open letter to a first year math student
3:02 PM Sep 26th
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New post: Mathematical writing and Stained Glass
11:22 AM Sep 24th
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Such a disconnect between algebra and geometry.
10:23 PM Sep 21st
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Similarly, they can't describe how the discriminant in the quadratic formula relates to the graph of the polynomial.
10:23 PM Sep 21st
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I'm astonished at how many first year students have 'learned' Pythagoras' theorem, yet can't draw THE picture or say what the theorem means
10:19 PM Sep 21st
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@ Have you made this work for moderately large (120 students) classes? I will give this a try...
10:16 PM Sep 21st
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I have spent too much time looking at \LaTeX{} (the typesetting software, not the material) this weekend.
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2:55 PM Sep 20th
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@ wow, you mean Windows is actually doing something /by itself/ for a change? This might almost be considered an advance...
2:52 PM Sep 20th
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@ Not a bad idea. I will implement this tomorrow. Thanks!
7:49 PM Sep 17th
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in reply to unconed
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Anyone with tips on encouraging students to come to office hours?
5:08 PM Sep 17th
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- Name Dr. Djun Kim
- Location UBC, Vancouver, Canada
- Web http://teaching.p...
- Bio UBC | Teaching and Learning Math | Research | Skylight
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