| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Daepp, Ulrich | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Gorkin, Pamela | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-20T03:33:39Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-20T03:33:39Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4419-9479-0 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/94 | - |
| dc.description | Writing a book is a long process, and we wish to express our
gratitude to those who have helped us along the way. We are, of course, grateful to
the students at Bucknell University who suffered through the early versions of the
manuscript, as well as those who used later versions. Their comments, suggestions,
and detection of errors are most appreciated. We thank Andrew Shaffer for help with
the illustrations. We also wish to express our thanks to our colleagues and friends,
Gregory Adams, Thomas Cassidy, David Farmer, and Paul McGuire, for helpful
conversations. We are particularly grateful to Raymond Mortini for his willingness
to carefully read (and criticize) the entire text. The book is surely better for it. We
also wish to thank our (former) student editor, Brad Parker. We simply cannot over-
state the value of Brad’s careful reading, insightful comments, and his suggestions
for better prose. We thank Universität Bern, Switzerland for support provided dur-
ing our sabbaticals. Finally, we thank Hannes and Madeleine Daepp for putting up
with infinitely many dinner conversations about this text. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This book was written for a course we teach to first- and second-year
college students. The style is informal. A few problems require calculus, but these
are identified as such. Students will also need to participate while reading proofs,
prodded by questions (such as, “Why?”). Many detailed examples are provided in
each chapter. Since we encourage the students to draw pictures, we include many il-
lustrations as well. Exercises, designed to teach certain concepts, are also included.
These can be used as a basis for class discussion, or preparation for the class. Stu-
dents are expected to solve the exercises before moving on to the problems. Com-
plete solutions to all of the exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. Prob-
lems of varying degrees of difficulty appear at the end of each chapter. Some prob-
lems are simply proofs of theorems that students are asked to read and summarize;
others supply details to statements in the text. Though many of the remaining prob-
lems are standard, we hope that students will solve some of the unique problems
presented in each chapter. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mathematics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reading, Writing, and Proving | en_US |
| dc.title | Reading, Writing, and Proving | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | A Closer Look at Mathematics | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | ARTS & SCIENCE
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