Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics

This book, which is based on P?lya's method of problem solving, aids students in their transition from...
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Author: Ulrich Daepp
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Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics by Daepp, Ulrich

Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics

$254.63

Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics

$254.63
Author: Ulrich Daepp
Format: Paperback
Language: English

This book, which is based on P?lya's method of problem solving, aids students in their transition from calculus (or precalculus) to higher-level mathematics. The book begins by providing a great deal of guidance on how to approach definitions, examples, and theorems in mathematics and ends with suggested projects for independent study.

Students will follow P?lya's four step approach: analyzing the problem, devising a plan to solve the problem, carrying out that plan, and then determining the implication of the result. In addition to the P?lya approach to proofs, this book places special emphasis on reading proofs carefully and writing them well. The authors have included a wide variety of problems, examples, illustrations and exercises, some with hints and solutions, designed specifically to improve the student's ability to read and write proofs.

Historical connections are made throughout the text, and students are encouraged to use the rather extensivebibliography to begin making connections of their own. While standard texts in this area prepare students for future courses in algebra, this book also includes chapters on sequences, convergence, and metric spaces for those wanting to bridge the gap between the standard course in calculus and one in analysis.



Author: Ulrich Daepp, Pamela Gorkin
Publisher: Springer
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781461429159

About the Author

Ueli Daepp is an associate professor of mathematics at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. He was born and educated in Bern, Switzerland and completed his PhD at Michigan State University. His primary field of research is algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

Pamela Gorkin is a professor of mathematics at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. She also received her PhD from Michigan State where she worked under the director of Sheldon Axler. Prof. Gorkin's research focuses on functional analysis and operator theory.

Ulrich Daepp and Pamela Gorkin co-authored of the first edition of "Reading, Writing, and Proving" whose first edition published in 2003. To date the first edition (978-0-387-00834-9 ) has sold over 3000 copies.


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