MTES3023: MATHEMATICALS REASONING

Week 3-Lecture Class

CHAPTER 1: MATHEMATICAL REASONING

1.2 Types of Reasoning
1.2.2 Deductive Reasoning
Reasoning that starts from a general statement to a specific case.

Example 1:

General statement:

Mammals consists of three groups namely monotremes, marsupials, and

placental mammals

Specific cases:

Platypus (below the laying monotreme) is a mammal

The kangaroo (under the marsupial) is a mammal

The buffalo (under the placenta mammal) is a mammal

Example 2:

General statement:

All marsupials carry a small child in the mother's pouch

Specific cases:

Wallaby is a marsupial

Wombat is a marsupial

Koala is a marsupial
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Possum is a marsupial

ACTIVITIES

Based on the pictures shown, build examples of inductive and deductive

reasoning.

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Womba

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