MATH 301 Appendix B Mathematical Induction
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In this appendix students will learn the basics of how to construct proofs by mathematical induction. Further references can be found in, for example, Chapter 3 of Steven Lay's Analysis with an Introduction to Proof.
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Video Lessons
  • [video]   [pdf]   1 Sequences
  • [video]   [pdf]   2 Increasing and Decreasing Sequences
  • [video]   [pdf]   3 Building Sequence from Previous Terms
  • [video]   [pdf]   4 Summations
  • [video]   [pdf]   5 Summations of Special Sequences
  • [video]   [pdf]   6 Mathematical Induction
  • [video 1]   [video 2]   [pdf]   7 More Examples of Mathematical Induction
  • [video]   [pdf]   8 Strong Induction