Proofs and refutations in the undergraduate mathematics classroom

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-216

  Larsen, Sean ^a   Zandieh, Michelle ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract algebra; Counterexamples; Defining refutations; Exception barring; Guided reinvention; Lakatos; Monster barring; Proof; Proof analysis; Proving; Realistic mathematics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549097697     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-007-9106-0     Document Type: Article

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