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Investigating Notions Of Proof

Investigating Notions Of Proof

Hardcover

General Education

ISBN10: 9529262922
ISBN13: 9789529262922
Publisher: Lulu Press
Published: Oct 12 2009
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Although proof is seen by most mathematicians as lying at the heart of mathematics, it is rarely explicitly taught at any point in the mathematics curriculum. This is compounded by the fact that within the mathematics and education communities there is no clear definition of or consensus on what actually constitutes proof. In this book a fallibilist approach based on the work of Imre Lakatos is adopted, and proof and proving are set within the context of a form of social knowledge in order to gain insight into the proof-activities of degree level mathematics students.

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