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The hapless frog and the evil wizard: an introduction to indirect proof

The hapless frog and the evil wizard: an introduction to indirect proof Students are introduced to indirect proof by a method of discovery. Initially, they are confronted with an intractable puzzle that they must either solve or expose as a hoax. Guided by timely clues, they are unwittingly led to discredit the puzzle by applying the strategy of indirect proof. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Teaching Mathematics and its Applications Oxford University Press

The hapless frog and the evil wizard: an introduction to indirect proof

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Oxford University Press
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
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0268-3679
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1471-6976
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10.1093/teamat/hrh024
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Abstract

Students are introduced to indirect proof by a method of discovery. Initially, they are confronted with an intractable puzzle that they must either solve or expose as a hoax. Guided by timely clues, they are unwittingly led to discredit the puzzle by applying the strategy of indirect proof.

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Teaching Mathematics and its Applications – Oxford University Press

Published: Dec 20, 2005

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