| Bridge to Abstract Mathematics |  | Author: Ronald P. Morash
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Category: Book
Buy New: $69.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1055115
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 390
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 039435429X
EAN: 9780394354293
Publication Date: January 1987
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Condition: New unread Hardcover with Dust Jacket in excellent Mint condition. Review copy, Random House; ISBN: 039435429X, 1987. We ship daily. A41
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Product Description
Intended to bridge the gap between the standard calculus sequence and more abstract upper-division mathematics courses, this successful text provides a firm foundation in sets, logic, and mathematical proof methods. The Second Edition includes a smoother transition from the concepts of logic to actual use of these concepts in proving theorems; additional applications; several essays about prominent mathematicians and their work; and the addition of exercises for student writing.
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Best intro to true mathematics I've ever read or seen December 12, 1999
Todd Riggs (Riverside, California, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Simply a must for any upper division math student or any one heading into rigorous theory.
A must for those planning on taking upper divison courses February 12, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book to help guide a student through the upper division mathematical courses.
Premier Text on Proofing! October 3, 2007
Danial Lee Sellers (Indianapolis, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am currently taking a 300 level course on proofing and Bridge to Abstract Mathematics is one of the required texts. This book is an excellent introduction to proofing. There is a huge intellectual leap between 200 level and 300 level proof based math courses that is often very difficult for college math students to make. This text does an wonderful job of bridging that gap. Many teachers and curriculum's in proof based courses expect students to somehow magically pick up the art and skill of proofing on their own. Morash takes the time to show the logic and art behind proofing that teachers often don't or can't teach. (Because they consider it trivial or they don't really understand it themselves!) The logic sections can be boring if you're not into truth tables but it is infinitely useful material if you want to learn to proof well. I've seen other books on proofing and they don't hold a candle to this one. Many of my math profs. recommend this book because it is the one they learned from when they were undergrads.
Excellent. November 15, 2003
I am currently taking an Intro to Abstract Mathematics course and am using this book as a supplement. All of the topics are VERY well explained and to the point. I refer to this text more than I do my lecture notes and the appointed text for the class. I also have two other books on the subject and this text is by far the best in my opinion. If you want clarity, I recommend this book.
Well Done and Thorough November 11, 2008
David D. Kordahl (Iowa)
I concur with the other reviewers: this is a clear, helpful text. Many other math books present complicated proofs without much explanation of what is actually being done, but this book has simple proofs that demonstrate proof methods without having to deal at the same time with difficult mathematics.
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