An Accompaniment to Higher Mathematics |
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| Author:
| Exner, George R. |
| Series title: | Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-387-94617-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Springer New York
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| Imprint: | Springer |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Designed for students preparing to engage in their first struggles to understand mathematics independently, this book teaches in detail how to construct examples and non-examples to help understand a new theorem or definition, and how to discover the outline of a proof in the form of the theorem. It is intended to be used interactively, frequently asking the reader to pause and work on an example or a problem before continuing, and encouraging the student to learn from failed attempts...
More DescriptionDesigned for students preparing to engage in their first struggles to understand mathematics independently, this book teaches in detail how to construct examples and non-examples to help understand a new theorem or definition, and how to discover the outline of a proof in the form of the theorem. It is intended to be used interactively, frequently asking the reader to pause and work on an example or a problem before continuing, and encouraging the student to learn from failed attempts at solving problems.