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MTH 280 - The Nature of Proof in Mathematics

3.00 credit hours
The study of the nature of proof in mathematics. Students learn to find examples and counterexamples of abstractly defined objects and to generalize from those examples to conjecture theorems of their own. Specific proof techniques are taught within the context of subject matter chosen by the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): MTH 152 .


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