Mathematical Communication

 

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Precision and rigor  

To help educators convince students that mathematical arguments must be sufficiently rigorous, this webpage presents examples of seemingly correct arguments that are wrong: e.g., a simple proof that 2=1, Ramanujan's claim of a function for the number of prime numbers less than x, and a seemingly obvious (but false) statement from real analysis.

Resource URL: http://math.mit.edu/mathcomm/general-principles-of-communicating-math/rigor-why-is-it-important/

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Subject classification(s): Language of Mathematics

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