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From: eps360@foxvax1.UUCP (E.P. Shaughnessy )
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Subject: Re: Induction help, please?
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Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 09:35:14 EDT
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	When I was a kid, I also had problems with induction. I just
	couldn't understand where to start or even why the thing
	worked.  I eventually became proficient in induction in the
	following manner:  I found a book that contained one induction
	problem that I could solve. I then convinced myself that as
	long as I could continue to solve these types of problems, I
	would never have difficulty with them in the future. Although
	it wasn't absolutely necessary, I successfully attacked a few
	more examples just to convince myself that my reasoning was
	correct. I haven't had a problem since.


						Ed Shaughnessy