A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics
This book is designed for the transition course between calculus and differential equations and the upper division mathematics courses with an emphasis on proof and abstraction. The book has been used by the author and several other faculty at Southern Connecticut State University. There are nine ch...
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A.T. Still University
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| 505 | 0 | |a Chapter 1: Introduction and notation -- Chapter 2: Logic and quantifiers -- Chapter 3: Proof techniques I -- Chapter 4: Sets -- Chapter 5: Proof techniques II -Induction -- Chapter 6: Relations and functions -- Chapter 7: Proof techniques III -Combinatorics -- Chapter 8: Cardinality -- Chapter 9: Proof techniques IV - Magic | |
| 520 | 0 | |a This book is designed for the transition course between calculus and differential equations and the upper division mathematics courses with an emphasis on proof and abstraction. The book has been used by the author and several other faculty at Southern Connecticut State University. There are nine chapters and more than enough material for a semester course. Student reviews are favorable. It is written in an informal, conversational style with a large number of interesting examples and exercises, so that a student learns to write proofs while working on engaging problems. | |
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