Proof lies at the heart of Mathematics: proof is a method to certify not only that something is true but also why it is true. How can teachers develop effective strategies to increase students’ appreciation of the different functions of proof and to motivate students to prove theorems? Proof has not enjoyed the same prominence in all periods: could the History of Mathematics help students better appreciate the role of proof in different contexts?

Percorsi di lettura attraverso i primi quattro libri degli Elementi di Euclide : teoria delle parallele, teoria dell’equivalenza e poligoni regolari / P. Gario. - In: L'INSEGNAMENTO DELLA MATEMATICA E DELLE SCIENZE INTEGRATE. - ISSN 1123-7570. - 32B:4(2009), pp. 455-472.

Percorsi di lettura attraverso i primi quattro libri degli Elementi di Euclide : teoria delle parallele, teoria dell’equivalenza e poligoni regolari

P. Gario
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2009

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Proof lies at the heart of Mathematics: proof is a method to certify not only that something is true but also why it is true. How can teachers develop effective strategies to increase students’ appreciation of the different functions of proof and to motivate students to prove theorems? Proof has not enjoyed the same prominence in all periods: could the History of Mathematics help students better appreciate the role of proof in different contexts?
Geometria ; Euclide; Insegnamento
Settore MAT/04 - Matematiche Complementari
2009
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