Learning Math Proofs

I think learning math proofs should only be a requirement for students majoring in mathematics. You say?

 

A proof serves to convince or justify that a certain statement is true. But it also helps to increase the understanding of the result and the related concepts. That is why a proof also has the role of explanation.
However, proofs aren't just ways to show that statements are true or valid. They help to confirm a your true understanding of axioms, rules, theorems, givens and hypotheses. And they confirm how and why geometry helps explain our world and how it works.

 

Students greatly struggle in geometry class without proofs. I agree that math proofs are important but it should not be a requirement for students who are not majoring in mathematics.

 

if a proof also has the role of explanation and helps to increase the understanding, it is crucial for all students not only those who majoring in mathematics

if you learning math, do you want to understand it or just memorize it without understanding?

 

I care more solving for x. I care more about how to use the quadratic formula. I don't care about how to derive the formula..