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Conservapedia:Critical Thinking in Math (view source)
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, 23:04, September 11, 2008Non-elementary proofs
*You say: "No tools beyond about 9th grade math are required, and motivated students younger than 9th grade will not have difficulty with the concepts." I think 9th-graders will struggle with Goldbach, Wiles, Hilbert... [[User:Googly|Googly]] 21:09, 6 August 2008 (EDT)
*You say: "No tools beyond about 9th grade math are required, and motivated students younger than 9th grade will not have difficulty with the concepts." I think 9th-graders will struggle with Goldbach, Wiles, Hilbert... [[User:Googly|Googly]] 21:09, 6 August 2008 (EDT)
*Regarding the lengthy discussion above, can I point out that non-elementary proofs, particularly if they are elegant, are especially valued by mathematicians because they draw together areas of knowledge which were previously thought to be unconnected. Elementary proofs, i.e. proofs which only draw on a small body of related concepts, don't do that - they may be easier to follow but they don't have the excitement of "sparking across the creative gap". [[User:KennyMac|KennyMac]] 19:04, 11 September 2008 (EDT)