Mathematical Reasoning G11

What makes a human superior to other animals is the ability to reason. Be it a scientific fact or the law of nature, we can always find a reason why something happens the way it does. In mathematics too, reasoning plays an integral role and can be broadly classified into two - inductive and deductive. In this chapter, we will be learning mathematical statements - negative, compound, connective, conditional, converse, inverse, contrapositive, “if” and “only if” statements. As for Induction, we have a separate course on that form of mathematical reasoning.