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The Foundations of Mathematics

Book information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2008
ISBN
0470085010, 9780470085011
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4017912 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
408\409
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2020-12-01 15:45:29

Description

The Foundations of Mathematics provides a careful introduction to proofs in mathematics, along with basic concepts of logic, set theory and other broadly used areas of mathematics. The concepts are introduced in a pedagogically effective manner without compromising mathematical accuracy and completeness. Thus, in Part I students explore concepts before they use them in proofs. The exercises range from reading comprehension questions and many standard exercises to proving more challenging statements, formulating conjectures and critiquing a variety of false and questionable proofs. The discussion of metamathematics, including Gödel’s Theorems, and philosophy of mathematics provides an unusual and valuable addition compared to other similar texts

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