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| ID | 321 |
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| First Name | David |
| Last Name | Bressoud |
| Institution | #non-IA section |
| Speaker Category | invited |
| Title of Talk | The Truth of Proofs |
| Abstract | Mathematicians often delude themselves into thinking that we create proofs in order to establish truth. In fact, that which is "proven" is often not true, and mathematical results are often known with certainty to be true long before a proof is found. I will use some illustrations from the history of mathematics to make this point and to show that proof is more about making connections than establishing truth. |
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| Suitable for undergraduates? | ??? |
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| Date Submitted | 10/20/2011 |
| Year | 2011 |