PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PROOF
- Module code: MT384A
- Credits: 5
- Semester: 2
- Department: MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
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This module will cover the following topics. Proof: basic notions from formal logic; counterexamples; techniques of proof such as induction and proof by contradiction; proof validation. Problem solving: analysis of mathematical behaviour; heuristics; experimentation; variation, generalisation and specialisation; exploiting symmetry. Problem classification and problem creation. |
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