Transition to Higher Mathematics: Structure and Proof
- ISBN-10
- 0071106472
- ISBN-13
- 9780071106474
- Category
- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Authors
- John Edward McCarthy, Bob A. Dumas
Description
The authors teach how to organize and structure mathematical thoughts, how to read and manipulate abstract definitions, and how to prove or refute proofs by effectively evaluating them. There is a large array of topics and many exercises.
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