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The notion of proof is central to mathematics yet it is one of the most difficult aspects of the subject to teach and master. In particular, undergraduate mathematics students often experience difficulties in understanding and constructing proofs.
Selected papers in proof theory
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Type: Book
Hacking explores how mathematics became possible for the human race, and how it ensured our status as the dominant species.
This monograph considers several well-known mathematical theorems and asks the question, "Why prove it again?" while examining alternative proofs. It explores of previously established results, as well as how they judge whether two proofs of a given result are different. While a…
