Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleWhy College or University Students Hate Proofs in Mathematics?Mbaïtiga ZacharieProblem Statement: A proof is a notoriously difficult mathematical concept for students. Empirical studies have shown that students emerge from proof-oriented courses such as high-school geometry, introduction to proof, complex and abstract algebra unable to construct anything beyond very trivial proofs. Furthermore, most university students do not know what constitutes a proof and cannot determine whether a purported proof is … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,849 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Importance of Numbers and the Need to Study Primes: The Prime QuestionsMatthew Curtis, Gurudeo A. TularamProblem statement: The study of prime numbers is important today as it was in ancient times. The level of interest in any form of mathematics of students in Australian high schools is decreasing and furthermore the level of interest in number theory is also less that it was before; prime numbers is not being considered as an area of interest … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 14 Sep 2011 · 9,656 accessesView PDFCite