A-Level Maths OCR B (MEI) H640

1: Proof

#1.1

Understand and be able to use the structure of mathematical proof.

Use methods of proof, including proof by deduction and proof by exhaustion.

Proceeding from given assumptions through a series of logical steps to a conclusion.

#1.2

Be able to disprove a conjecture by the use of a counter example.

#1.3

Understand and be able to use proof by contradiction.

Including proof of the irrationality of 2\sqrt{2} and the infinity of primes, and application to unfamiliar proofs.

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Algebra