How to Think Like a Mathematician

Looking for a head start in your undergraduate degree in mathematics? Maybe you've already started your degree...
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Author: Kevin Houston
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How to Think Like a Mathematician by Houston, Kevin

How to Think Like a Mathematician

$128.30

How to Think Like a Mathematician

$128.30
Author: Kevin Houston
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Looking for a head start in your undergraduate degree in mathematics? Maybe you've already started your degree and feel bewildered by the subject you previously loved? Don't panic This friendly companion will ease your transition to real mathematical thinking. Working through the book you will develop an arsenal of techniques to help you unlock the meaning of definitions, theorems and proofs, solve problems, and write mathematics effectively. All the major methods of proof - direct method, cases, induction, contradiction and contrapositive - are featured. Concrete examples are used throughout, and you'll get plenty of practice on topics common to many courses such as divisors, Euclidean algorithms, modular arithmetic, equivalence relations, and injectivity and surjectivity of functions. The material has been tested by real students over many years so all the essentials are covered. With over 300 exercises to help you test your progress, you'll soon learn how to think like a mathematician.

Author: Kevin Houston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/12/2009
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521719780


Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2009

About the Author
Houston, Kevin: - Kevin Houston is Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Leeds.

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