Taking the "oof!" out of proofs /
"This book introduces readers to the art of doing mathematical proofs. Proofs are the glue that holds mathematics together. They make connections between math concepts and show why things work the way they do. This book teaches the art of proofs using familiar high school concepts, such as numb...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Textbooks in mathematics
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book introduces readers to the art of doing mathematical proofs. Proofs are the glue that holds mathematics together. They make connections between math concepts and show why things work the way they do. This book teaches the art of proofs using familiar high school concepts, such as numbers, polynomials, functions, and trigonometry. It retells math as a story, where the next chapter follows from the previous one. Readers will see how various mathematical concepts are tied, will see mathematics is not a pile of formulas and facts, but has an orderly and beautiful edifice. The author begins with basic rules of logic, and then progresses through the topics already familiar to the students: numbers, inequalities, functions, polynomials, exponents, and trigonometric functions. There are also beautiful proofs for conic sections, sequences, and Fibonacci numbers. Each chapter has exercises for the reader"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 278 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003456766 1003456766 9781003856733 100385673X 9781003856726 1003856721 |