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evitisopartnoc
12y ago
Last paragraph: >In which case, perhaps the advice that I give to students — proof by contradiction is a very useful tool, but try not to use it unless you really need it — is, though not completely precise, about the best one can do.
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evitisopartnoc
12y ago
I don't like the conclusion that students should avoid proving by contradiction unless they really need it. I almost always start with contradiction as my initial method of choice when taking exams because you don't always have ti