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Peer reviewedHanna, Gila – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1989
The origins of the emphasis on formal proof are discussed as well as more recent views. Factors in acceptance of a proof and the social process of acceptance by mathematicians are included. The impact of formal proof on the curriculum and implications for teaching are given. (DC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algebra, Deduction, History
