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In recent years we have explored using Haskell alongside a traditional mathematical formalism in our large-enrolment university course on topics including logic and formal languages, aiming to offer our students a programming perspective on…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-08-10 Matthew Farrugia-Roberts , Bryn Jeffries , Harald Søndergaard

We propose a novel system, MathMistake Checker, designed to automate step-by-step mistake finding in mathematical problems with lengthy answers through a two-stage process. The system aims to simplify grading, increase efficiency, and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Tianyang Zhang , Zhuoxuan Jiang , Haotian Zhang , Lin Lin , Shaohua Zhang

This demonstration paper presents $\mathbf{LayLens}$, a tool aimed to make deepfake understanding easier for users of all educational backgrounds. While prior works often rely on outputs containing technical jargon, LayLens bridges the gap…

Multimedia · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Abhijeet Narang , Parul Gupta , Liuyijia Su , Abhinav Dhall

We implement a user-extensible ad hoc connection between the Lean proof assistant and the computer algebra system Mathematica. By reflecting the syntax of each system in the other and providing a flexible interface for extending…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Robert Y. Lewis , Minchao Wu

This paper considers the development of an AI-based provably-correct mathematical proof tutor. While Large Language Models (LLMs) allow seamless communication in natural language, they are error prone. Theorem provers such as Lean allow for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Manooshree Patel , Rayna Bhattacharyya , Thomas Lu , Arnav Mehta , Niels Voss , Narges Norouzi , Gireeja Ranade

This paper considers the development of an AI-based provably-correct mathematical proof tutor. While Large Language Models (LLMs) allow seamless communication in natural language, they are error prone. Theorem provers such as Lean allow for…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Manooshree Patel , Rayna Bhattacharyya , Thomas Lu , Arnav Mehta , Niels Voss , Narges Norouzi , Gireeja Ranade

We present a novel approach for teaching logic and the metatheory of logic to students who have some experience with functional programming. We define concepts in logic as a series of functional programs in the language of the proof…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Frederik Krogsdal Jacobsen , Jørgen Villadsen

Zero factorial, defined to be one, is often counterintuitive to students but nonetheless an interesting concept to convey in a classroom environment. The challenge is to delineate the concept in a simple and effective way through the…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2024-06-19 Munir Mahmood , Lori L. Murray , Ricardas Zitikis , Ibtihal Mahmood

Debugging is often a challenging and infuriating experience for secondary school students learning their first text-based programming language. Many students resort to ineffective debugging strategies, making success with solving errors…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Laurie Gale , Sue Sentance

Evidential reasoning is cast as the problem of simplifying the evidence-hypothesis relation and constructing combination formulas that possess certain testable properties. Important classes of evidence as identifiers, annihilators, and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-04-11 Yizong Cheng , Rangasami L. Kashyap

Mechanical reasoning is a key area of research that lies at the crossroads of mathematical logic and artificial intelligence. The main aim to develop mechanical reasoning systems (also known as theorem provers) was to enable mathematicians…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-12-09 M. Saqib Nawaz , Moin Malik , Yi Li , Meng Sun , M. Ikram Ullah Lali

In our contribution we describe some on-going improvements concerning the Automated Reasoning Tools developed in GeoGebra Discovery, providing different examples of the performance of these new features. We describe the new ShowProof…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2024-01-25 Zoltán Kovács , Tomás Recio , M. Pilar Vélez

Machine-assisted theorem proving refers to the process of conducting structured reasoning to automatically generate proofs for mathematical theorems. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in using machine learning models in…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-02-03 Leni Aniva , Chuyue Sun , Brando Miranda , Clark Barrett , Sanmi Koyejo

Procedural computer languages have long been used in many aspects of mathematics pedagogy. In this work, we examine the use of Prolog, a declarative language for the same purpose. We find the facts+rules aspect of Prolog to be a novel…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Tom Bensky

Geometry theorem proving forms a major and challenging component in the K-12 mathematics curriculum. A particular difficult task is to add auxiliary constructions (i.e, additional lines or points) to aid proof discovery. Although there…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-11-21 Ke Wang , Zhendong Su

To address intricate real-world tasks, there has been a rising interest in tool utilization in applications of large language models (LLMs). To develop LLM-based agents, it usually requires LLMs to understand many tool functions from…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-03-28 Siyu Yuan , Kaitao Song , Jiangjie Chen , Xu Tan , Yongliang Shen , Ren Kan , Dongsheng Li , Deqing Yang

In this paper, we propose a new data synthesis method called \textbf{LogicPro}, which leverages LeetCode-style algorithm \underline{Pro}blems and their corresponding \underline{Pro}gram solutions to synthesize Complex \underline{Logic}al…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Jin Jiang , Yuchen Yan , Yang Liu , Jianing Wang , Shuai Peng , Xunliang Cai , Yixin Cao , Mengdi Zhang , Liangcai Gao

This essay considers the special character of mathematical reasoning, and draws on observations from interactive theorem proving and the history of mathematics to clarify the nature of formal and informal mathematical language. It proposes…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2015-08-24 Jeremy Avigad

A new generation of educational mathematics software is being shaped in ThEdu and other academic communities on the side of computer mathematics. Respective concepts and technologies have been clarified to an extent, which calls for…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2019-04-19 Walther Neuper

The authors present the results of a simple usability test performed on line_explorer, an innovative tool aimed at letting students explore programming. The system offers an interactive environment where students can learn, review, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-11-16 Giovanni Vincenti , Scott Hilberg , James Braman , Michael Satzinger , Lily Cao