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How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes, 4th Edition
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes, 4th Edition
Daniel Solow, Case Western Reserve Univ.
ISBN: 978-0-471-68058-1
©2005
288 pages
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Detailed Contents
Foreword.

Preface to the Student.

Preface to the Instructor.

Acknowledgments.

1. The Truth of It All.

2. The Forward-Backward Method.

3. On Definitions and Mathematical Terminology.

4. Quantifiers I: The Construction Method.

5. Quantifiers II: The Choose Method.

6. Quantifiers III: Specialization.

7. Quantifiers IV: Nested Quantifiers.

8. Nots of Nots Lead to Knots.

9. The Contradiction Method.

10. The Contrapositive Method.

11. Uniqueness Methods and Induction.

12. Either/or and Max/Min Methods.

13. Summary.

Appendix A: Examples of Proofs from Discrete Mathematics.

Appendix B: Examples of Proofs from Linear Algebra.

Appendix C: Examples of Proofs from Modern Algebra.

Appendix D: Examples of Proofs from Real Analysis.

Solutions to Select Exercises.

Glossary.

References.

Index.  


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