J. R. Brown, Philosophy of mathematics: an introduction to the world of proofs and pictures, Routledge (1999). 2. R. B. Nelsen, Proofs without words I: exercises in ...
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Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry
A 125-page proof posted to arXiv may represent a huge breakthrough in geometric measure theory. This problem has implications in fields like encryption, computer science, and number theory. How much ...
In this article we examine students' perspectives on the customary, public work of proving in American high school geometry classes. We analyze transcripts from 29 interviews in which 16 students ...
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