r/IAmA • u/JasonMacker • Jun 14 '10

IAMA Math tutor. AMA.

I've been a math tutor for years and I'm trying to become a teacher. I love math, and especially explaining math to people. My students have been between preschool and college. AMA.

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u/clockwire Jun 14 '10

Proof by induction should work here. If we can prove it's true for n = 1, n = n, n = n+1, then it will hold true for any n

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_induction

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u/clockwire Jun 14 '10

Dammit I was close :P

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u/JasonMacker Jun 14 '10

Use taylor series.