Exploration, Explanation, Formalization: A Three-Step Approach to Proof.

Hodgson, Ted; Morandi, Pat

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ERIC Number: EJ526545

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Exploration, Explanation, Formalization: A Three-Step Approach to Proof.

Hodgson, Ted; Morandi, Pat

Primus, v6 n1 p49-58 Mar 1996

Outlines a three-step approach to proof writing: exploration, explanation, and formalization. Provides a detailed example of its use. Offers reflections on this approach and adaptations to it. (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Proof (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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