Bridge to Abstract Mathematics: Mathematical Proof and Structures

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Contents


BOOK ONE The Foundation: Sets, Logic,



  • SETS and Mathematical Argument

  • Basic Definitions and Notation

  • Operations on Sets

  • Algebraic Properties of Sets

  • Theorems of Set Theory

  • Counting Properties of Finite Sets (Optional)

  • LOGIC, PART I: THE PROPOSITIONAL CALCULUS

    • Basic Concepts of the Propositional Calculus



  • Tautology, Equivalence, the Conditional, and Biconditional

  • Theorems of the Propositional Calculus

    • Analysis of Arguments for Logical Validity, Part I (Optional)

    • LOGIC, PART 11: THE PREDICATE CALCULUS

    • Basic Concepts of the Predicate Calculus

    • Quantification

    • Theorems About Predicates in One Variable

    • Quantification of Propositional Functions in Several Variables

    • Analysis of Arguments for Logical Validity, Part I1 (Optional)

    • Applications of Logic to Set Theory-Some Proofs ELEMENTARY 'APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC 11s

    • Infinite Unions and Intersections

    • The Limit Concept (Optional)

    • PART 1: ELEMENTARY METHODS METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PROOF,

    • Conclusions Involving V, but Not 3 or +. Proof by Transitivity

    • Conclusions Involving V and +, but Not



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