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March 2010
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Starting in this issue, PASS Maths is pleased to present a series of articles about proof and logical reasoning. In this article we give a brief introduction to deductive reasoning and take a look at one of the earliest known examples of mathematical proof.

Tags: proof : axiom : Euclid's Elements : deduction : premise