Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries Into Proof and Augmentation

by Edward B. Burger

Mathematicians do not know in advance if their assertions are true, so they need to verify assertions with rigorous proofs or produce counterexamples, then attempt to salvage the assertions by transforming them into theorems. Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries into proof and argumentation invites students to experience this progression of mathematical discovery. Burger's informal, humorous writing style and intriguing puzzles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470412224
• ISBN13: 9780470412220
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"