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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471406473
ISBN-139780471406471
eBay Product ID (ePID)948996
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameHow to Read and Do Proofs : an Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLogic
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorDaniel Solow
Subject AreaMathematics
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length3.2 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-026941
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal511.3/6
Table Of ContentForeword. 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.
SynopsisThis 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.