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ERIC Number: EJ155791
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Mathematical Induction in the Classroom
Avital, Shmuel; Hansen, Rodney T.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 7, 4, 399-411, Dec 76
This paper discusses the process of investigating a mathematical situation, making conjectures, formulating an equation, then using mathematical induction to show the result is valid. Several examples appropriate for secondary school level are given. (DT)
Descriptors: Algebra, Deduction, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Secondary School Mathematics
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Identifiers: Proof (Mathematics)