PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (Vol 2)
2012
Portland, Oregon
Investigating the Teaching Practices of Professors When Presenting Proofs: The Use of Examples
Page: 2-512
This study uses ethnographic methods to investigate the teaching practices of mathematics faculty members when presenting proofs in class. Four case studies of faculty members at a large research institution who are teaching in different mathematics content areas are used to describe the ways in which examples are used in proof presentations in upper-division proof-based undergraduate mathematics courses.