Timeline for Nice examples of proof by contradiction? [duplicate]
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| Jun 16, 2014 at 13:02 | history | closed |
user173 JPBurke JTP - Apologise to Monica Benjamin Dickman Ilmari Karonen |
Duplicate of Good examples of proof by contradiction? | |
| Jun 16, 2014 at 0:34 | review | Close votes | |||
| Jun 16, 2014 at 13:52 | |||||
| Jun 16, 2014 at 0:19 | comment | added | ncr | While the title of the question is the same as other one, I think a not insignificant difference is the mention of the audience being CS majors. While the accepted answer at the linked page lists a number of great proofs by contradiction, based on my experience teaching CS kids discrete math, you'll have a hard time convincing them of the value of the technique without making it relevant. I often motivate it through games like minesweeper, too. | |
| Jun 15, 2014 at 23:16 | comment | added | vonbrand | @MattF. Had forgotten about that one :-( | |
| Jun 15, 2014 at 22:02 | answer | added | Dennis | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 15, 2014 at 17:33 | answer | added | ncr | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 15, 2014 at 17:07 | history | asked | vonbrand | CC BY-SA 3.0 |