How to Read and Do Proofs
An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes. International Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 10. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-471-45300-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book categorizes, identifies and explains the various techniques that are used repeatedly in all proofs and explains how to read proofs that arise in mathematical literature by understanding which techniques are used and how they are applied.
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Edition
3., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 15.7 cm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-45300-0 (9780471453000)
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Book
07/2001
3rd Edition
Wiley
€37.90
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Content
Foreword; Preface to the Student; Preface to the Instructor; Acknowledgments; The Truth of It All; The Forward-Backward Method; On Definitions and Mathematical Terminology; Quantifiers I: The Construction Method; Quantifiers II: The Choose Method; Quantifiers III: Specialization; Quantifiers IV: Nested Quantifiers; The Contradiction Method; The Contrapositive Method; Nots of Nots Lead to Knots; Uniqueness Methods and Induction; Either/Or and Max/Min Methods; Summary; Appendix A: Putting It All Together: Part I; Appendix B: Putting It All Together: Part II; Solutions to Selected Exercises; Glossary; References; Index