Timeline for An example of a beautiful proof that would be accessible at the high school level?
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| Dec 3, 2011 at 2:05 | comment | added | Carl Offner | I haven't taught high school in many years, and I never tried teaching these things there. My impression however, is that the Halting Problem, although the proof is indeed elementary, is conceptually very sophisticated. I think it's one of those things that people have to mull over for years to really get an appreciation for. Maybe some teachers, with some classes, could do this. But I bet that most high school students might be able to follow "every line of the proof", but they'd see it as just a trick. I'd love to be proved wrong. Maybe the same is true for Russell's paradox. | |
| Sep 8, 2011 at 13:46 | history | answered | David White | CC BY-SA 3.0 |