Math Department (Thesis/2009-10)

Many Proofs of Famous Results

Under the direction of: Paul Friedman

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There are many different proofs of each of the following famous theorems: (1) $\sqrt 2$ is irrational, (2) The Pythagorean Theorem, (3) ''There are infinitely many primes''. This thesis would study several proofs of some of these theorems.

This is a one-term thesis. Prerequisite: None.

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