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I'm looking to become an educator in mathematics, and am looking for resources for proof-based learning

As the title suggests, I intend to become a secondary mathematics educator, and I am looking for resources for teaching methods to introduce students to mathematical proofs, as well as for how to facilitate students reading and writing proofs. If…
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BODMAS Rule ("Of" vs "Division")?

What if the precedence of "of" in an expression ? Consider this expression :- (2/3) of (4/5) / (6/5) <== so first division will happen first of "of" will be applied ?
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Min-Max recurrence relations

Now here I am not getting any idea whether it's linear homogeneous or linear non-homogeneous equation. How can this equation be solved correctly?
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Rubble. A fabricated operator?

I have previously heard about the mathematics operation Rubble. I think it's fabricated, and I want to get this confirmed. Rubble have the symbol $h$, but backwards. It works as addition, times two. Examples: $1h1\Rightarrow 2\Rightarrow…
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What does the ln or 1n mean in this equation?

What does the ln mean here? It's from this page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Collisions Finally, what could I have done to find out for myself? (What did I miss?) I know so little I can even tag the question! Just…
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Compute Simple interest at x per annum.

I have a question asked in a previous exam, where to find simple interest for y years at x per annum instead of x% per annum. If I use (p * 3 * 40)/100 to compute the value, the answer gets wrong. The answer is given in a solution where the formula…
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Chi square independence test

How to work out chi square independence in the following table? Below is the observed and expected data concerning 7 themes displayed in a newspaper over a period of 3 months. I understand how to work out chi square but not with this number of…
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K12 Lesson plan

I just have finished my first year teaching math in middle school and I am not satisfied with my work mainly because I think my lesson time organization is inefficient. In my school we are having 90 minutes lessons and I teach students from 11 to 15…
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understanding of the number relation for all n, n^3 mod 9 is 0,1, or 8

In the book, Elements of programming CASE ANALYSIS has been listed as one of the approaches to solve a problem. As an example, the book states that for all n , n^3 mod 9 would either be 0,1,8 and even splits this problem into following cases where n…
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Is there any standards that will differentiate reading $x+y^3$ to $(x+y)^3$?

Which of the following is read as "x plus y cube"? a. $x+y^3$ b. $(x+y)^3$ Is there any standard in reading expressions that will address this question?
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Bibtex Sources for mathematics

I need a website where I can find the bibtex citation source for papers and books. What is the best website for this purpose?
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How to solve this equation , one parameter depend to its sum

Known $$ a , B=\begin{pmatrix}b_0\\b_1\\ \vdots \\b_i\end{pmatrix} , C=\begin{pmatrix}c_0\\c_1\\ \vdots \\c_i\end{pmatrix} $$ Equation $$ Y=\begin{pmatrix}y_0\\y_1\\\vdots\\y_i\end{pmatrix}, $$ $$ Y = a B x - C $$ Condition $$ y_i \ge 0, a…
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Dividing an integer by a number with a fraction

There is a way regular people use to multiply a number with a number with a fraction. For example, multiply 6*2.5. They multiply 6*2=12 then 6*.5=3 then they add 12+3 to get the final result 15. I am trying to use the same way but with dividing not…
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Should i start Advance mathematics

i am preparing for Mathematical Olympiads , on the other side i am willing to start advance topics too. But i feel learning advance topics will destroy my originality thinking and i will start thinking complex . please help me .
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What branch of mathematics solves the problem of calculating position and distance in a space?

I'm a software engineer with very little real world math experience. I'm studying computer vision and interested in learning how to calculate the exact distance and position of an object A from an object B within a 3D space. Can someone please tell…
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