How to Prove It: A Structured Approach

Velleman, Daniel J.

ISBN 10: 1108439535 / ISBN 13: 9781108439534

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Prove It: A Structured Approach
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108439535
• ISBN 13: 9781108439534
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Helps students transition from problem solving to proving theorems, with a new chapter on number theory and over 150 new exercises.

About the Author

Daniel J. Velleman is Julian H. Gibbs '46 Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at Amherst College, and was a professor at Amherst College from 1983 to 2017. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1976, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1980. His other books include Which Way Did the Bicycle Go? (with Stan Wagon and Joe Konhauser, 1996), Philosophies of Mathematics (with Alexander George, 2002), and Calculus: A Rigorous First Course (2016). Among his awards and distinctions are the Chauvenet Prize, the Paul R. Halmos–Lester R. Ford Award, the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award, and the Chandler Davis Prize for Expository Excellence. He was Editor of Dolciani Mathematical Expositions from 1999 to 2004 and the American Mathematical Monthly from 2007 to 2011.