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Proof writing; guiding text  

This recitation from MIT's communication-intensive offering of Real Analysis focuses on proof writing. Students are given samples of proofs by contradiction and are challenged to rewrite them as direct proofs if possible; this activity leads to a discussion of when to use which types of proof. Another handout is used to illustrate how to use guiding text to communicate the structure of a proof.

Resource URL: http://math.mit.edu/mathcomm/courses/18-100cfall2009/4-proof-writing/

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Subject classification(s): Methods of Proof | Language of Mathematics | Real Analysis

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