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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: Math
Reading 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 algebra
Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
 
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