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What would be a good pacing for teaching this calculus 2 course?
Next semester I'm going to lecture calculus 2 in an institution I just joined. However, when I had calculus 2 back then the syllabus was very different, it mainly covered several variable calculus up ...
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Is it necessary to teach the definition of a limit for engineering majors? [closed]
I have always wondered whether it is necessary or not. For me, it seems that it is enough to teach them the intuitive idea, that is, limit is just an approximation of a certain process.
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What topics should be included in a course matching these specifications?
I posted this question on m.s.e., where I upvoted the two answers, both of which said rather little by comparison to what the question asks. Hence this present posting.
Say you have a calculus ...
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The purpose of mathematics in a liberal education when it is not a prerequisite to other subjects
Suppose a calculus classroom is full of students majoring in Classical Greek or music or literature or sociology or pre-medical studies or any of many subjects that do not require the course as a ...
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