Proof and Understanding in Mathematical Practice

The mathematical practice of proving theorems seems clearly to result in improved mathematical understanding; the aim of proving, and reproving, theorems in mathematics is better understanding. And yet, as is by now well known, fully formalized mathematical proofs are usually unintelligible; they do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danielle Macbeth
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Éditions Kimé 2012-04-01
Series:Philosophia Scientiæ
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/712