Nuts and Bolts of Proofs

Name: Nuts and Bolts of Proofs
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ISBN: 9780534103200

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Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 131
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

List of Symbols	p. v
Preface	p. xi
Introduction and Basic Terminology	p. 1
General Suggestions	p. 5
Some Basic Techniques Used in Proving a Theorem of the Form "If A, then B"	p. 9
Direct Proof	p. 12
Related Statements	p. 19
Proof by Contrapositive	p. 21
How to Construct the Negation of a Statement	p. 25
Special Types of Theorems	p. 33
"If and only if" or Equivalence Theorems	p. 33
Use of Counterexamples	p. 43
Mathematical Induction	p. 46
Existence Theorems	p. 55
Uniqueness Theorems	p. 58
Equality of Sets	p. 64
Equality of Numbers	p. 73
Composite Statements	p. 76
Review Exercises	p. 85
Exercises Without Solutions	p. 89
Collection of "Proofs"	p. 97
Solutions for the Exercises at the End of the Sections and the Review Exercises	p. 103
Solutions for the Exercises at the End of the Sections	p. 104
Solutions for the Review Exercises	p. 127
Other Books on the Subject of Proofs and Mathematical Writing	p. 147
Books on Mathematical Writing	p. 148
Index	p. 149
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