100% Mathematical Proof

by John Taylor and Rowan Garnier

Book Overview

"Proof" has been and remains one of the concepts which characterises mathematics. Covering basic propositional and predicate logic as well as discussing axiom systems and formal proofs, the book seeks to explain what mathematicians understand by proofs and how they are communicated. The authors explore the principle techniques of direct and indirect proof including induction, existence and uniqueness proofs, proof by contradiction, constructive and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047196199X
• ISBN13: 9780471961994
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"