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Methods for Euclidean Geometry

By: Owen Byer,Felix Lazebnik,Deirdre L. Smeltzer

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Methods for Euclidean Geometry

By: Owen Byer,Felix Lazebnik,Deirdre L. Smeltzer

Euclidean plane geometry is one of the oldest and most beautiful topics in mathematics. Instead of carefully building geometries from axiom sets, this book uses a wealth of methods to solve problems in Euclidean geometry. Many of these methods arose where existing techniques proved inadequate. In several cases, the new ideas used in solving specific problems later developed into independent areas of mathematics. This book is primarily a geometry textbook, but studying geometry in this way will also develop students' appreciation of the subject and of mathematics as a whole. For instance, despite the fact that the analytic method has been part of mathematics for four centuries, it is rarely a tool a student considers using when faced with a geometry problem. Methods for Euclidean Geometry explores the application of a broad range of mathematical topics to the solution of Euclidean problems.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0883857634

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9780883857632

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

By: Owen D. Byer,Deirdre L. Smeltzer,Kenneth L. Wantz

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Journey into Discrete Mathematics

By: Owen D. Byer,Deirdre L. Smeltzer,Kenneth L. Wantz

Journey into Discrete Mathematics is designed for use in a first course in mathematical abstraction for early-career undergraduate mathematics majors. The important ideas of discrete mathematics are included—logic, sets, proof writing, relations, counting, number theory, and graph theory—in a manner that promotes development of a mathematical mindset and prepares students for further study. While the treatment is designed to prepare the student reader for the mathematics major, the book remains attractive and appealing to students of computer science and other problem-solving disciplines. The exposition is exquisite and engaging and features detailed descriptions of the thought processes that one might follow to attack the problems of mathematics. The problems are appealing and vary widely in depth and difficulty. Careful design of the book helps the student reader learn to think like a mathematician through the exposition and the problems provided. Several of the core topics, including counting, number theory, and graph theory, are visited twice: once in an introductory manner and then again in a later chapter with more advanced concepts and with a deeper perspective. Owen D. Byer and Deirdre L. Smeltzer are both Professors of Mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University. Kenneth L. Wantz is Professor of Mathematics at Regent University. Collectively the authors have specialized expertise and research publications ranging widely over discrete mathematics and have over fifty semesters of combined experience in teaching this subject.

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1470446960

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9781470446963

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

By: Owen D. Byer,Deirdre L. Smeltzer,Kenneth L. Wantz

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By: Owen D. Byer,Deirdre L. Smeltzer,Kenneth L. Wantz

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Methods for Euclidean Geometry

Methods for Euclidean Geometry

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

Journey into Discrete Mathematics

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