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== Draft Curriculum ==

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*different methods of proof: [[constructive proof]], [[elementary proof]], induction, contradiction, existence

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*different methods of proof: [[constructive proof]], [[elementary proof]], induction, contradiction, existence, [[infinite descent]]

*controversy about proof by contradiction

*17 different ways to prove that there are an infinite number of primes

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*Unsolved problems: proving that there are infinitely many [[twin primes]]

*Problems solved only with proof-by-contradiction: always a prime between n and 2n (n>1)

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*perfect numbers

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*[[perfect numbers]]

*[[additive factoring]]

*[[prime number theorem]]

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