Reading, Writing, and Proving .. A Closer Look at Mathematics (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) - Ulrich Daepp, Pamela Gorkin - ( Springer - 2nd Ed.2011 (1Ed.2003) - pp.391 ).pdf

Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
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Ulrich Daepp • Pamela Gorkin
Reading, Writing, and Proving
A Closer Look at Mathematics
Second Edition
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Ulrich Daepp Pamela Gorkin
Department of Mathematics Department of Mathematics
Bucknell University Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837 Lewisburg, PA 17837
USA USA
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Editorial Board:
S. Axler . Ribet
Mathematics Department Mathematics Department
San Francisco State University University of California at Berkeley
San Francisco, CA 94132 Berkeley, CA 94720
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Preface
You are probably about to teach or take a “first course in proof techniques,” or
maybe you just want to learn more about mathematics. No matter what the reason, a
student who wishes to learn the material in this bo