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Teaching Mathematical Proof and Proving

This course complements the content Mathamatical Proof and Proving course and provides pedagogical aspects of teaching and learning mathematical proof and proving. The focus is on: 1. Students' difficulties in interpreting the meaning of mathematical; 2. Students' understandings of the roles of examples in determining the validity of mathematical statements; 3. The teaching of various forms and methods of mathematical proofs and bridging between informal and formal proof. Special attention is given to developing students' language precision in mathematics and its implications for teaching, in the course of writing and presenting proofs.

Course #
MTHED-UE 1050
Credits
3
Department
Teaching and Learning