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Is proof dead in the computer-age school curriculum?

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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by John Gough
The article questions the status of proof in mathematics. The article mentions that proof has always been the driving force in historical developments in mathematics. It mentions that proof has been for centuries the staple of mathematics and is used to prepare students for higher mathematical studies and to help them learn to handle the demands of daily life. It cites that changes in school curriculum in the last decades of the twentieth century has rendered proof-free mathematics.

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Journal

Australian senior mathematics journal

Volume

24

Issue

2

Pagination

43 - 54

Publisher

Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.

Location

Adelaide, S.A.

ISSN

0819-4564

Language

eng

Notes

Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2010, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.

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