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ERIC Number: EJ096855
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Well-Ordering Property as an Alternative to Mathematical Induction
Malcom, Paul S.
School Science and Mathematics, 74, 4, 277-279, Apr 74
Mathematical Induction is used for direct proofs of many theorems; its logical equivalent, the Well-Ordering Property, replaced it to yield indirect proofs by contradiction. The author claims the later property is easier to comprehend and that it affords a non-geometrical example of proof by contradiction. (JP)
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Number Concepts, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Whole Numbers
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Identifiers: Mathematical Induction; Proof (Mathematics); Properties (Mathematics)