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- Book Title
- Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (2nd E,
- Narrative Type
- Logic
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- N/A
- Topic
- Logic
- Intended Audience
- N/A
- ISBN
- 9780321390530
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Addison Wesley
ISBN-10
0321390539
ISBN-13
9780321390530
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61795455
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mathematical Proofs : a Transition to Advanced Mathematics
Subject
Logic
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2006-049605
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
511.3/6
Table Of Content
0. Communicating Mathematics Learning Mathematics What Others Have Said About Writing Mathematical Writing Using Symbols Writing Mathematical Expressions Common Words and Phrases in Mathematics Some Closing Comments about Writing 1. Sets 1.1 Describing a Set 1.2 Subsets 1.3 Set Operations 1.4 Indexed Collections of Sets 1.5 Partitions of Sets 1.6 Cartesian Products of Sets Exercises for Chapter 1 2. Logic 2.1 Statements 2.2 The Negation of a Statement 2.3 The Disjunction and Conjunction of Statements 2.4 The Implication 2.5 More on Implications 2.6 The Biconditional 2.7 Tautologies and Contradictions 2.8 Logical Equivalence 2.9 Some Fundamental Properties of Logical Equivalence 2.10 Quantified Statements 2.11 Characterizations of Statements Exercises for Chapter 2 3. Direct Proof and Proof by Contrapositive 3.1 Trivial and Vacuous Proofs 3.2 Direct Proofs 3.3 Proof by Contrapositive 3.4 Proof by Cases 3.5 Proof Evaluations Exercises for Chapter 3 4. More on Direct Proof and Proof by Contrapositive 4.1 Proofs Involving Divisibility of Integers 4.2 Proofs Involving Congruence of Integers 4.3 Proofs Involving Real Numbers 4.4 Proofs Involving Sets 4.5 Fundamental Properties of Set Operations 4.6 Proofs Involving Cartesian Products of Sets Exercises for Chapter 4 5. Existence and Proof by Contradiction 5.1 Counterexamples 5.2 Proof by Contradiction 5.3 A Review of Three Proof Techniques 5.4 Existence Proofs 5.5 Disproving Existence Statements Exercises for Chapter 5 6. Mathematical Induction 6.1 The Principle of Mathematical Induction 6.2 A More General Principle of Mathematical Induction 6.3 Proof by Minimum Counterexample 6.4 The Strong Principle of Mathematical Induction Exercises for Chapter 6 7. Prove or Disprove 7.1 Conjectures in Mathematics 7.2 Revisiting Quantified Statements 7.3 Testing Statements 7.4 A Quiz of "Prove or Disprove" Problems Exercises for Chapter 7 8. Equivalence Relations 8.1 Relations 8.2 Properties of Relations 8.3 Equivalence Relations 8.4 Properties of Equivalence Classes 8.5 Congruence Modulo n 8.6 The Integers Modulo n Exercises for Chapter 8 9. Functions 9.1 The Definition of Function 9.2 The Set of All Functions from A to B 9.3 One-to-one and Onto Functions 9.4 Bijective Functions 9.5 Composition of Functions 9.6 Inverse Functions 9.7 Permutations Exercises for Chapter 9 10. Cardinalities of Sets 10.1 Numerically Equivalent Sets 10.2 Denumerable Sets 10.3 Uncountable Sets 10.4 Comparing Cardinalities of Sets 10.5 The Schröder-Bernstein Theorem Exercises for Chapter 10 11. Proofs in Number Theory 11.1 Divisibility Properties of Integers 11.2 The Division Algorithm 11.3 Greatest Common Divisors 11.4 The Euclidean Algorithm 11.5 Relatively Prime Integers 11.6 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic 11.7 Concepts Involving Sums of Divisors Exercises for Chapter 11 12. Proofs in Calculus 12.1 Limits of Sequences 12.2 Infinite Series 12.3 Limits of Functions 12.4 Fundamental Properties of Limits of Functions 12.5 Continuity 12.6 Differentiability Exercises for Chapter 12 13. Proofs in Group Theory 13.1 Binary Operations 13.2 Groups 13.3 Permutation Groups 13.4 Fundamental Properties of Groups 13.5 Subgroups 13.6 Isomorphic Groups Exercises for Chapter 13 Answers and Hints to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises References Index of Symbols Index of Mathematical Terms
Synopsis
Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, Second Edition, prepares students for the more abstract mathematics courses that follow calculus. This text introduces students to proof techniques and writing proofs of their own. As such, it is an introduction to the mathematics enterprise, providing solid introductions to relations, functions, and cardinalities of sets., Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, Second Edition , prepares students for the more abstract mathematics courses that follow calculus. This text introduces students to proof techniques and writing proofs of their own. As such, it is an introduction to the mathematics enterprise, providing solid introductions to relations, functions, and cardinalities of sets.
LC Classification Number
QA9.54.C48 2008
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