The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs
An Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
- 3rd Edition - August 1, 2005
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Antonella Cupillari
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 8 8 5 0 9 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 7 9 0 - 0
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe 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"
Intended as a reference for engineers and scientists; also as a supplement for undergraduate courses in higher mathematics (including Linear Algebra and Geometry), discrete mathematics courses in computer science, and as a primer to assist engineering and physical science students on fundamental proof techniques
- Edition: 3
- Published: August 1, 2005
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 192
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780120885091
- eBook ISBN: 9780080537900
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Antonella Cupillari
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.
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State Erie in Behrend College, Erie, PA, USARead The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs on ScienceDirect