This paper is a discussion on some R. Hersh's ideas. I do not deny the importance of intuition and plausible reasoning in mathematics. However, I lay stress on rigor and proofs especially in mathematical education, because often in mathematics, "it is easier to prove than to see". Doing rigorous mathematics at school is important as a means to train students’ intuition in dealing with mathematical abstract concepts.
DISCUSSION ON MATHEMATICAL INTUITION / Bernardi, Claudio. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. 324-328.
DISCUSSION ON MATHEMATICAL INTUITION
BERNARDI, Claudio
2011
Abstract
This paper is a discussion on some R. Hersh's ideas. I do not deny the importance of intuition and plausible reasoning in mathematics. However, I lay stress on rigor and proofs especially in mathematical education, because often in mathematics, "it is easier to prove than to see". Doing rigorous mathematics at school is important as a means to train students’ intuition in dealing with mathematical abstract concepts.File allegati a questo prodotto
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