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Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by hither_shores on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @03:20AM (#31177209)
An introductory math class is supposed to

- get you used to the general feel of the topic

- make you practice proving things

The specific theorems students prove are not really the point.

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Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by zozbot234 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @04:21AM (#31177608)
> The specific theorems students prove are not really the point.

Right, that's why they should skip the calculus and start students directly on Real analysis. Then they might actually have some use for what they prove in the class.

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