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ERIC Number: EJ726168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug-1
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
How Do We Know That's the Minimum?
Franzblau, Deborah S.
Mathematics Teacher, v99 n1 p18-24 Aug 2005
The use of two well-known demonstration use examples of the Map Coloring problem and the traveling Sales person problem. They teach logical concepts and methods with proof presented. The scenarios described are based on a mathematics course for first-year college liberal arts students.
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, College Freshmen, Mathematics Education, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Concepts, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Logic
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Web site: http://www.nctm.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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