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Chapter 5: "Mathematical Certainty and Reductio ad Absurdum"
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Mary Everest Boole
Abstract: The author explains to benefit of embracing reductio ad absurdum. Source: Mary Everest Boole, Philosophy and Fun of Algebra (London: 1909)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: MathReading Level: 6 Language: English File name: 3948 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.3: The student uses the reading process effectively.MA.A.3.3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.
MA.D.1.3: The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes a wide variety of patterns, relations, and functions.
Theme: The properties of algebraReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: Wordcount: 457 Use PDF for printing
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