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050			_aQA 9 _b.K967 1992a
100	1		_aKurtz, David C. _922993
245	1	0	_aFoundations of abstract mathematics / _cDavid C. Kurtz.
250			_aInternational ed.
260			_aNew York : _bMcGraw-Hill, _cc1992.
265			_aRAB
300			_axv, 189 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aPhotocopy. DLSU-Dasmariñas. 2000.
520			_aOne of the most difficult steps a student of mathematics must make is the one into that (blissful) state known as "mathematical maturity". This is a step which is accomplished by making the transition from solving problems in a fairly concrete setting in which there is a well-known method or an algorithm for each problem type (as in most calculus courses, for example) to writing proofs and producing counterexamples involving more abstract objects and concepts, an activity for which there is no well-defined algorithm. Two things which seem to inhibit a smooth transition are lack of knowledge on some fundamental mathematical ideas?logic, sets, functions?and lack of experience in two important mathematical activities?finding examples of objects with specified properties and writing proofs. This book is an attempt to provide an opportunity to gain exposure to these activities while learning some of the necessary fundamental ideas.
650		7	_aLogic, Symbolic and mathematical. _2sears _917531
650		7	_aMathematics. _2sears _922994
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