Lapses in Mathematical Reasoning demonstrations to illustrate topical material

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Lapses in Mathematical Reasoning demonstrations to illustrate topical materialDesigned as a method for teaching correct mathematical thinking to high school students, this book contains a brilliantly constructed series of what the authors call "lapses," erroneous statements that are part of a larger mathematical argument. These lapses lead to sophism or mathematical absurdities. The ingenious idea behind this technique is to lead the student deliberately toward a clearly false conclusion. The teacher and student then go back