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Summary
Author Biography
Laura Person is a Professor of Mathematics at SUNY Potsdam, a liberal arts university in northern New York.
Table of Contents
Foreword B--Words and Numbers: Mathematics, Writing, and the Two Cultures
Foreword C--Mathematical Proof as a Form of Writing
Foreword D--Amazing Secrets of Professional Mathematicians Revealed!
1. Basic Logic
2. Proving Theorems About Sets
3. Cartesian Products and Relations
4. Functions
5. Induction, Power Sets, and Cardinality
6. Introduction to Combinatorics
7. Derangements and Other Entertainments
Afterword A--A Few Words on the History of Set Theory
Afterword B--A Little Bit About Limits
Afterword C--Why No Answers in the Back of this Book
Afterword D--What Next? Concise Synopses of Selected College Mathematics Courses
Dr. Spencer's Mantra for the Relief of Anxiety that Accompanies Attempts to Create and Write Proofs
Bibliography
Index
List of Symbols
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