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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition

by Antonella Cupillari
January 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
296 pages
11h 43m
English
Academic Press
Content preview from The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
CHAPTER
1
Getting Started
INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TERMINOLOGY
Have you ever felt that the words mathematics and frustration have a lot in common? There are many
people who feel this way, including, frequently, some very good mathematicians. At the beginners
level the level for readers of this book this feeling is often the result of the use of an unproductive
and often unsystematic (and panicky) approach that leads to hours of unfruitful work . W hen anxiety
sets in, memorization may look like the way to survival. But memorization without a thorough
understanding is usually a poor and risky approach, both in the short term and in the long run. It
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ISBN: 9780123822178