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Title: How to Read and Do Proofs : An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow ISBN: 0-471-40647-3 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 06 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $41.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Do not buy this book!
Comment: I had one of my math courses at Macalester College use this book in addition to the main textbook. It is one of the most boring readings in math ever. If you want a beginning book that would teach you how to do problem-oriented math, you had better consider George Polya's How to Solve It or consult a math teacher near you;-) In order to further underscore my poit, I will just say that it was not only I but the whole class that disgruntled against the book and we hated it so much that the professor does not use it anymore.
Rating: 5
Summary: Big Improvement in Second Edition
Comment: Contrary to the review by the person from Louisiana I feel the second edition is better than the first. The typesetting is greatly improved, and there are a few new tools for your toolbag in the second edition.
As to the criticism that the second edition only has solutions for the odd numbered problems, the reviewer failed to mention that there are twice as many problems in the new edition and that all the problems from the first edition were carried into the second (along with their solutions). I found it more satisfying working through the second edition knowing that the problems were correctly solved - not because the answer matches the back of the book - but because the arguments are compelling and demonstrably correct.
I heartily recommend this book to anyone who feels mystified at the process of writing proofs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Introduction to proofs
Comment: When I order this book it was not at all clear if I would like it, because of it low grades contain and examples. I was very surprised when I received it, because the book is written very clearly. The author make a great job when he explains the technics of proof. The exercises and the examples are definitely too easy for an undergraduate or graduate but you must take a look at it just for the explanation that the author gives for the technics of proof. The examples and exercises are mostly for high school students. The price of the book make it very affordable. It worth the price. I would recommend this book to anyone who want to introduce himself into the basic of proofs.
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Title: How to Prove It : A Structured Approach by Daniel J. Velleman ISBN: 0521446635 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
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Title: An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning : Numbers, Sets and Functions by Peter J. Eccles ISBN: 0521597188 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 11 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
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Title: How to Solve It by G. Polya ISBN: 0691023565 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 1971 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs by Antonella Cupillari ISBN: 0121994511 Publisher: Academic Press Pub. Date: 05 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
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Title: Mathematical Proofs : A Transition to Advanced Mathematics by Gary Chartrand, Albert D. Polimeni, Ping Zhang ISBN: 0201710900 Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $101.00 |
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