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Mathematical Knowledge and the Problem of Proof.
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Otte, Michael – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1994
Presents examples and reflections hinting at the role of formal thought in the process of knowledge growth. Discusses proof, language, and mathematics; knowledge as form versus development; the difference between concept and object; how mathematical texts can be improved; and geometry and the idea of diagrammatic reasoning. (Contains 36…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Higher Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education