Book of Proof

Richard Hammack

ISBN 10: 0989472108 / ISBN 13: 9780989472104

Published by Lightning Source Inc, 2013

About this Item

Clean, unmarked copy. Some light rubbing and bending, but appears barely used.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1735880844663

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Book of Proof
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989472108
• ISBN 13: 9780989472104
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

About this title

Synopsis

This book is an introduction to the language and standard proof methods of mathematics. It is a bridge from the computational courses (such as calculus or differential equations) that students typically encounter in their first year of college to a more abstract outlook. It lays a foundation for more theoretical courses such as topology, analysis and abstract algebra. Although it may be more meaningful to the student who has had some calculus, there is really no prerequisite other than a measure of mathematical maturity. Topics include sets, logic, counting, methods of conditional and non-conditional proof, disproof, induction, relations, functions and infinite cardinality.

Review

This is a wonderful book. Written as a text for a one-semester "transition to higher mathematics" course, it introduces the undergraduate to logic and proofs and to the basic objects and language used in higher mathematics. It is ideal for the many American undergraduates who come to college with little or no experience with proof or formal reasoning and need to be brought up to speed quickly in order to succeed in upper-level mathematics courses.  -- Mathematical Association of America, maa.org/press/maa-reviews/book-of-proof