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I'm sure those proofs at the time were novel to the student but obviously not the professor who assigned the problem. That's how the student learns.
by vecter 9y ago
I'm sure those proofs at the time were novel to the student but obviously not the professor who assigned the problem. That's how the student learns.
- mcphage 9y agoNovel to the student up to a point—math students are taught a variety of proof techniques in each of their subjects, theorems that students are required to prove generally fall to very similar techniques.