The Art of Proof: Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics Hardcover - 2010 - 2010th Edition
by Matthias Beck; Ross Geoghegan
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The Art of Proof is designed for a one-semester or two-quarter course. A typical student will have studied calculus (perhaps also linear algebra) with reasonable success. With an artful mixture of chatty style and interesting examples, the student's previous intuitive knowledge is placed on solid intellectual ground. The topics covered include: integers, induction, algorithms, real numbers, rational numbers, modular arithmetic, limits, and uncountable sets. Methods, such as axiom, theorem and proof, are taught while discussing the mathematics rather than in abstract isolation. Some of the proofs are presented in detail, while others (some with hints) may be assigned to the student or presented by the instructor. The authors recommend that the two parts of the book -- Discrete and Continuous -- be given equal attention. The book ends with short essays on further topics suitable for seminar-style presentation by small teams of students, either in class or in a mathematics club setting. These include: continuity, cryptography, groups, complex numbers, ordinal number, and generating functions.
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- Title The Art of Proof: Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics
- Author Matthias Beck; Ross Geoghegan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2010th
- Edition 2010
- Pages 182
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2010-08-31
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781441970220 / 1441970223
- Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 7 x 0.5 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 1.27 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010934105
- Dewey Decimal Code 510
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