THE WIDTH OF A PROOF

This paper’s aim is to discuss the concept of width of a proof put forward by Timothy Gowers. It explains what this concept means and attempts to show how it relates to other concepts discussed in the existing literature on proof and proving. It also explores how the concept of width of a proof m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gila Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Granada 2014-09-01
Series:PNA: Revista de Investigación en Didáctica de la Matemática
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Online Access:http://www.pna.es/Numeros2/pdf/Hanna2014PNA9(1)Thewidth.pdf