Book of Proof Second Edition

By Richard Hammak

eBook Details:

Publisher: Virginia Commonwealth University 2013
Number of pages: 300

ISBN 978-0-9894721-0-4
ISBN 978-0-9894721-1-1

License: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0

eBook Description:

This book is an introduction to the standard methods of proving mathematical theorems. It is written for an audience of mathematics majors at Virginia Commonwealth University, and is intended to prepare the students for more advanced courses. The book is suitable for almost any undergraduate mathematics program.

It has been approved by the American Institute of Mathematics’ Open Textbook Initiative. Also see the Mathematical Association of America Math DL review (of the 1st edition), and the Amazon reviews.

The second edition is identical to the first edition, except some mistakes have been corrected, new exercises have been added, and Chapter 13 has been extended. (The Cantor-Bernstein-Schröeder theorem has been added.) The two editions can be used interchangeably, except for the last few pages of Chapter 13. (But you can download them here.)