Write Your Own Proofs - (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Amy Babich & Laura Person (Paperback)

About the Book

Introduction to theory, proof techniques, and related concepts covers propositional logic, quantifiers, sets, functions, relations, mathematical induction, and combinatorics. Includes many proof exercises. No knowledge of calculus assumed. 2005 edition.

Book Synopsis

Written by a pair of math teachers and based on their classroom notes and experiences, this introductory treatment of theory, proof techniques, and related concepts is designed for undergraduate courses. No knowledge of calculus is assumed, making it a useful text for students at many levels. The focus is on teaching students to prove theorems and write mathematical proofs so that others can read them.
Since proving theorems takes lots of practice, this text is designed to provide plenty of exercises. The authors break the theorems into pieces and walk readers through examples, encouraging them to use mathematical notation and write proofs themselves. Topics include propositional logic, set notation, basic set theory proofs, relations, functions, induction, countability, and some combinatorics, including a small amount of probability. The text is ideal for courses in discrete mathematics or logic and set theory, and its accessibility makes the book equally suitable for classes in mathematics for liberal arts students or courses geared toward proof writing in mathematics.

About the Author

Novelist and mathematician Amy Babich resides in Austin, Texas.
Laura Person is a Professor of Mathematics at SUNY Potsdam, a liberal arts university in northern New York.