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Any discussion about mathematics that fails to distinguish between computation-based and proof-based mathematics is not going to be a very informed discussion.

There's a reason that so many would-be math majors switch out when they reach Intro to Proofs. Up until then it's just memorizing formulae and recipes; you're just a glorified TI-89.



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