First-year students love calculus proofs

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-1997

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Student comprehension of calculus can be improved by lecturing less and having students do guided investigations of proofs or derivations. The author presents a method to help students learn the architecture of proofs and suggests a writing assignment for assessment. The method includes a short presentation of the proof followed by reconstruction of the proof by student groups. © 1997 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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PRIMUS

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