Journey into Mathematics By: Joseph J. Rotman Publisher: Dover Publications Print ISBN: 9780486453064, 0486453065 eText ISBN: 9780486151687, 0486151689 Pages: 256 Format: EPUB Available from $ 14.95 USD SKU: 9780486151687 Students learn how to read and write proofs by actually reading and writing them, asserts author Joseph J. Rotman, adding that merely reading about mathematics is no substitute for doing mathematics. In addition to teaching how to interpret and construct proofs, Professor Rotman's introductory text imparts other valuable mathematical tools and illustrates the intrinsic beauty and interest of mathematics.Journey into Mathematics offers a coherent story, with intriguing historical and etymological asides. The three-part treatment begins with the mechanics of writing proofs, including some very elementary mathematics--induction, binomial coefficients, and polygonal areas--that allow students to focus on the proofs without the distraction of absorbing unfamiliar ideas at the same time. Once they have acquired some geometric experience with the simpler classical notion of limit, they proceed to considerations of the area and circumference of circles. The text concludes with examinations of complex numbers and their application, via De Moivre's theorem, to real numbers. Additional ISBNs 9780486453064, 9780138423605, 0486453065, 0138423601 SKU: 9780486453064 Ebooks here: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Journey-into-Mathematics
