A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics, version 3.1 - Softcover

Fields, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494943557 ISBN 13: 9781494943554

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

GIAM (a Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics) is a free, open-source textbook -- the current version is 3.1. GIAM covers several topics in the foundations of mathematics (logic, sets, relations, functions and cardinality) and introduces the reader to many techniques of mathematical proof (direct, indirect, contradiction, contrapositive, mathematical induction, combinatorial proofs and magic).

About this title

About the Author

Joe Fields is a professor of Mathematics at Southern Connecticut State University. He earned his doctorate at the University of Illinois, Chicago under the direction of Vera Pless. Outside of Mathematics, his interests are varied - ranging from playing saxophone to sculpting to electrical experimentation. He lives in New Haven, CT with his wife and son and a dog named Dan.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1494943557
• ISBN 13: 9781494943554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 438