Binding: Paperback
Description: Proofs play a central role in advanced mathematics and theoretical computer science yet many students struggle the first time they take a course in which proofs play a significant role. This bestselling text's third edition helps students transition from solving problems to proving theorems by teaching them the techniques needed to read and write proofs. Featuring over 150 new exercises and a new chapter on number theory this new edition introduces students to the world of advanced mathematics through the mastery of proofs. The book begins with the basic concepts of logic and set theory to familiarize students with the language of mathematics and how it is interpreted. These concepts are used as the basis for an analysis of techniques that can be used to build up complex proofs step by step using detailed 'scratch work sections to expose the machinery of proofs about numbers sets relations and functions. Assuming no background beyond standard high school mathematics this book will be useful to anyone interested in logic and proofs: computer scientists philosophers linguists and of course mathematicians.
Title: How To Prove It A Structured Approach
Author(s): Velleman Daniel J. (Amherst College Massachusetts)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108439534
Pages: 468 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises; 47 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 8/29/2019
Category: Algorithms & Data Structures