How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes

Solow, Daniel

ISBN 10: 1118164024 / ISBN 13: 9781118164020

Published by Wiley, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118164024
• ISBN 13: 9781118164020
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 6th Edition.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This text makes a great supplement and provides a systematic approach for teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to read, understand, think about, and do proofs. The approach is to categorize, identify, and explain (at the student's level) the various techniques that are used repeatedly in all proofs, regardless of the subject in which the proofs arise. How to Read and Do Proofs also explains when each technique is likely to be used, based on certain key words that appear in the problem under consideration. Doing so enables students to choose a technique consciously, based on the form of the problem.

About the Author

Daniel Solow is a professor of management for the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. His research interests include developing and analyzing optimization models for studying complex adaptive systems, and basic research in deterministic optimization, including combinatorial optimization, linear and nonlinear programming. He has published over 20 papers on both topics.