Proofs and Refutations in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom

Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom

In his 1976 book, Proofs and Refutations, Lakatos presents a collection of case studies to illustrate methods of mathematical discovery in ...

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Proofs and Refutations in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom

Proofs and Refutations in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom. Larsen, Sean; Zandieh, Michelle. Educational Studies in Mathematics , v67 n3 p205-216 Mar ...

Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom

Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom. / Larsen, Sean; Zandieh, Michelle. In: Educational Studies in Mathematics , Vol. 67, No. 3, ...

Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom

A further example of mathematics education research using constructs proposed by Lakatos to describe and make sense of students' mathematical activity related ...

Proofs and Refutations - Wikipedia

Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery is a 1976 book by philosopher Imre Lakatos expounding his view of the progress of mathematics.

Proofs and Refutations

Students never get to taste real mathematics – a messy process of conjecture, discovery, proofs and refutations1. Though the characters in Lakatos' dialog are ...

Proofs and Refutations as a Model for Defining Limit - Calculus

The development of mathematical maturity in undergraduate students includes an important transition from the introductory Calculus sequence, which typically ...

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Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

Much of the book takes the form of a discussion between a teacher and his students. They propose various solutions to some mathematical problems and investigate ...

PROOFS AND REFUTATIONS - The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

stages problem and conjecture - that we enter the classroom.¹ The teacher is just going to offer a proof. 2. A Proof. TEACHER: In our last ...

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Volume 67, Issue 3 | Educational Studies in Mathematics

Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom. Sean Larsen; Michelle Zandieh. OriginalPaper 29 November 2007 Pages: 205 - 216. The ...

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Much of the book takes the form of a discussion between a teacher and his students. They propose various solutions to some mathematical problems and investigate ...

Utillizing Lakatos' "Proofs and Refutations" in Secondary Education

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