Monday, April 12, 2010

April 12 - Proof by Induction

Proof by induction is a tricky little concept and it will take some time to figure it out. It really emphasizes algebra skills (of all things...) and the really disconcerting thing is that it is sometimes hard to recognize you're finished; it may not feel as though you've really done anything.

But.

It is a powerful tool in a mathematician's arsenal and if you continue to take math past calculus, you can most certainly expect to see it again.

Here are my notes from today:

No comments:

Post a Comment