The Art of Proof : Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics
The Art of Proof : Basic Training for Deeper Mathematics
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Author(s): Beck, Matthias
ISBN No.: 9781441970237
Pages: xxi, 182
Year: 201102
Format: E-Book
Price: $ 63.24
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

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. 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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