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# Fallacies in mathematics

## by Maxwell, Edwin Arthur.

Written in English

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The Physical Object ID Numbers Statement Edwin Arthur Maxwell. Pagination 96p. Number of Pages 96 Open Library OL15058195M ISBN 10 0521057000

Home Mathématiques Fallacies in Mathematics. Mathématiques; Fallacies in Mathematics. Facebook. Twitter. Google+. Pinterest. WhatsApp. As Dr Maxwell writes in his preface to this book, his aim has been to instruct through entertainment. ‘The general theory is that a wrong idea may often be exposed more convincingly by following it to its. From ancient Greek mathematics to 20th-century quantum theory, paradoxes, fallacies and other intellectual inconsistencies have long puzzled and intrigued the mind of man. This stimulating, thought-provoking compilation collects and analyzes the most interesting paradoxes and fallacies from mathematics, logic, physics and language.

Classic Fallacies Our mathematical correspondent has just announced some startling discoveries, claiming to have found conclusive proof that 1 is equal to 2, that every person in Canada is the same age, that a ladder will fall infinitely fast if you pull on it, and many other results that threaten the very fabric of common sense. The present edition of The Book of Fallacies is the first that follows Bentham's own structure for the work, and includes a great deal of material, both in terms of the fallacies themselves and the illustrative matter, that previous versions of the work have omitted.

Logical fallacies are often used to strengthen an argument, but if the other side can spot the fallacy, it will backfire and destroy your argument. Argumentum ad antiquitatem: the argument to antiquity or tradition. Mathematics for the Liberal Arts. Module 6: Set Theory and Logic. Search for: Logical Fallacies in Common Language. Identify logical fallacies in common language including appeal to ignorance, appeal to authority, appeal to consequence, false dilemma, circular reasoning, post hoc, correlation implies causation, and straw man arguments.

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Ok, since this question is not clearly defined, I'll answer as how I understand it. Let me begin with a small proof. Step 1: $=$ Step 2: $9 - 21 = 16 - 28$ Step 3: [math]3^2 - 2*3*\frac {7}{2} = 4^2 - 2*4*\frac.

Mathematical Fallacy Proofs In world of mathematics, countless brilliant minds dedicate their lives in an effort to prove the seemingly impossible. Interestingly enough, through the plethora of established proofs which has tremendously impacted the scientific world, a few false proofs have also survived the scrutiny of Size: 43KB.

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This stimulating, thought-provoking compilation collects and analyzes the most interesting paradoxes and fallacies from mathematics, logic, physics and : Dover Publications. This stimulating, thought-provoking compilation collects and analyzes the most interesting paradoxes and fallacies from mathematics, logic, physics and focusing primarily on mathematical issues of the 20th century (notably Godel's theorem of and decision problems in general), the work takes a look as well at the mind-bending Author: Bryan Bunch.

Preface; 1. The mistake, the howler and the fallacy; 2. Four geometrical fallacies enunciated; 3. Digression on elementary geometry; 4. The ‘Isoceles Triangle’ fallacy analysed; 5. The other geometrical fallacies analysed; 6. Some fallacies in algebra and trigonometry; 7. Fallacies in differentiation; 8.

Fallacies in integration; 9. Fallacies in mathematics by Maxwell, E. (Edwin Arthur) Publication date Topics Errors, Mathematical recreations Publisher Cambridge: University Press Borrow this book to access EPUB and PDF files. IN COLLECTIONS. Books to Borrow. Books for People with Print Disabilities.

Trent University Library : FALLACIES IN MATHEMATICS Andrew Aberdein Florida Institute of Technology This paper considers the application to mathematical fallacies of techniques drawn from informal logic, specifically the use of ‘argument schemes’.

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If you've taken mathematics in high school or first-year university or college, you may have learned that an infinite geometric series has a sum if it is convergent; that is, if the ratio between any term and the previous term is less than 1 and greater than −1. Geometric series that are not convergent cannot be summed.