Transition to Advanced Mathematics - 9780367494445

CRC Press

Transition to Advanced MathematicsAuthor(s): Danilo R. Diedrichs, Stephen Lovett\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC\nISBN-13: 9780367494445, 978-0367494445\nSynopsis\nThis unique and contemporary text not only offers an introduction to proofs with a view towards algebra and analysis, a standard fare for a transition course, but also presents practical skills for upper-level mathematics coursework and exposes undergraduate students to the context and culture of contemporary mathematics. \n\nThe authors implement the practice recommended by the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) curriculum guide, that a modern mathematics program should include cognitive goals and offer a broad perspective of the discipline.\n\nPart I offers:\n\nAn introduction to logic and set theory.\n\nProof methods as a vehicle leading to topics useful for analysis, topology, algebra, and probability. \n\nMany illustrated.