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Learning to Reason
Nancy Rodgers
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Description for Learning to Reason
Paperback. Designed for students with a desire to improve their reasoning skills and ability to read and write mathematics and symbolic languages, this book covers the process of writing proofs. The topics come from three basic unifying concepts: logic, sets, and relations. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 968.
Learn how to develop your reasoning skills and how to writewell-reasoned proofs
Learning to Reason shows you how to use the basic elements ofmathematical language to develop highly sophisticated, logicalreasoning skills. You'll get clear, concise, easy-to-followinstructions on the process of writing proofs, including thenecessary reasoning techniques and syntax for constructingwell-written arguments. Through in-depth coverage of logic, sets,and relations, Learning to Reason offers a meaningful, integratedview of modern mathematics, cuts through confusing terms and ideas,and provides a much-needed bridge to advanced work in mathematicsas well as computer science. Original, inspiring, and designed formaximum comprehension, this remarkable book:
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Learn how to develop your reasoning skills and how to writewell-reasoned proofs
Learning to Reason shows you how to use the basic elements ofmathematical language to develop highly sophisticated, logicalreasoning skills. You'll get clear, concise, easy-to-followinstructions on the process of writing proofs, including thenecessary reasoning techniques and syntax for constructingwell-written arguments. Through in-depth coverage of logic, sets,and relations, Learning to Reason offers a meaningful, integratedview of modern mathematics, cuts through confusing terms and ideas,and provides a much-needed bridge to advanced work in mathematicsas well as computer science. Original, inspiring, and designed formaximum comprehension, this remarkable book:
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471371229
SKU
V9780471371229
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About Nancy Rodgers
NANCY RODGERS, PhD, is Professor of Mathematics at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana.
Reviews for Learning to Reason
"A primary strength is its broad attention to ideas from logic, settheory and relations while focusing the key notions of symbolismand writing proofs." (Choice, Vol. 38, No. 7, March 2001) "In this textbook for mathematics and computer science majors,Rodgers explains how to write compound sentences in equivalentforms and use them in valid arguments..." (SciTech Book News, March2001) ... Read more