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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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The Intermediate Value Theorem is NOT Obvious---and I am Going to Prove It to You
Walk, Stephen M.
College Mathematics Journal, v42 n4 p254-259 Sep 2011
The Intermediate Value Theorem (IVT) is not often proved in Calculus I classes because many teachers and students see the theorem as obvious and its proof as impenetrable. This article addresses those two misconceptions, showing "how" the IVT can be proved in Calc I... and "why" it "should" be.
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Calculus, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic, Validity, College Mathematics
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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