GUESSING, MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION, AND A REMARKABLE FIBONACCI RESULT

GUESSING, MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION, AND A REMARKABLE FIBONACCI RESULT

Anyone who has endeavored to teach mathematical induction is aware that this powerful method of proof is often only poorly understood by students and is frequently accepted as legitimate only after a certain amount of intimidation by the teacher.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Mathematics teacher 1979-11, Vol.72 (8), p.613-616
Hauptverfasser: CRAWFORD, JOHN A., LONG, CALVIN T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Decimals
Educational administration
Fibonacci numbers
Integers
Mathematical induction
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Zusammenfassung:Anyone who has endeavored to teach mathematical induction is aware that this powerful method of proof is often only poorly understood by students and is frequently accepted as legitimate only after a certain amount of intimidation by the teacher.
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/MT.72.8.0613