A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Proof
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 2025
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-032-68619-6 (ISBN)
Description
A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Proof prepares mathematics majors for the transition to abstract mathematics, as well as introducing a wider readership of quantitative science students, such as engineers, to the mathematical structures underlying more applied topics.
The text is designed to be easily utilized by both instructor and student, with an accessible, step-by-step approach requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites. The book builds towards more complex ideas as it progresses but never makes assumptions of the reader beyond the material already covered.
Features
No mathematical prerequisites beyond high school mathematics
Suitable for an Introduction to Proofs course for mathematics majors and other students of quantitative sciences, such as engineering
Replete with exercises and examples
The text is designed to be easily utilized by both instructor and student, with an accessible, step-by-step approach requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites. The book builds towards more complex ideas as it progresses but never makes assumptions of the reader beyond the material already covered.
Features
No mathematical prerequisites beyond high school mathematics
Suitable for an Introduction to Proofs course for mathematics majors and other students of quantitative sciences, such as engineering
Replete with exercises and examples
Reviews / Votes
"Exceptionally well organized and presented, as well as thoroughly replete with student friendly exercises and examples"--Midwest Book Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Core
Illustrations
31 s/w Tabellen, 23 s/w Zeichnungen, 23 s/w Abbildungen
31 Tables, black and white; 23 Line drawings, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-68619-6 (9781032686196)
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Mark J. DeBonis
A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Proof
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04/2025
1st Edition
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€69.99
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Mark J. DeBonis
A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Proof
E-Book
04/2025
1st Edition
Chapman and Hall
€69.99
Available for download
Mark J. DeBonis
A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Proof
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03/2025
1st Edition
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Person
Mark DeBonis received his PhD in Mathematics from University of California, Irvine, USA. He began his career as a theoretical mathematician in the field of group theory and model theory, but in later years switched to applied mathematics, in particular to machine learning. He spent some time working for the US Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Lab as well as the US Department of Defense at the Defense Intelligence Agency as an applied mathematician of machine learning. He is at present working for the US Department of Energy at Sandia National Lab. His research interests include machine learning, statistics and computational algebra.
Content
Preface, Chapter 1 Mathematical Logic, Chapter 2 Methods of Proof, Chapter 3 Special Proof Types, Chapter 4 Foundational Mathematical Topics, References, Index