The Nuts And Bolts Of Proofs. 2nd Edition - Couverture souple

Cupillari, Antonella

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0121994511 ISBN 13 : 9780121994518

Editeur : Academic Press Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Cupillari Antonella

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Nuts and Bolts of Proof instructs students on the basic logic of mathematical proofs, showing how and why proofs of mathematical statements work. It provides them with techniques they can use to gain an inside view of the subject, reach other results, remember results more easily, or rederive them if the results are forgotten.A flow chart graphically demonstrates the basic steps in the construction of any proof and numerous examples illustrate the method and detail necessary to prove various kinds of theorems.

* The "List of Symbols" has been extended.
* Set Theory section has been strengthened with more examples and exercises.
* Addition of "A Collection of Proofs"

Biographie de l'auteur

Antonella Cupillari is an associate professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State Erie in Behrend College. She received her Laurea in Mathematics in Italy, and her M.A. and Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Albany. She has been a participant in the Mathematical Association of America/National Science Foundation Institute on the "History of Mathematics and Its Use in Teaching." Cupillari is the author of several papers in analysis, mathematics education, and the history of mathematics. She is also the author of the first edition of The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0121994511
• ISBN 13: 9780121994518
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 168