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Edwards, Bruce H., 1946-
Subjects
Mathematics.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Proof theory.
Induction (Mathematics)
Mathematical ability.
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Existence theorems.
Reciprocity theorems.
Automatic theorem proving.
Fibonacci numbers.
Perfect numbers.
Numbers, Prime.
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Edwards, Bruce H., 1946-
Mathematics.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Proof theory.
Induction (Mathematics)
Mathematical ability.
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Existence theorems.
Reciprocity theorems.
Automatic theorem proving.
Fibonacci numbers.
Perfect numbers.
Numbers, Prime.
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Prove it [videorecording (DVD)] : the art of mathematical argument / Bruce H. Edwards.
by
Edwards, Bruce H., 1946-
Teaching Co., c2012.
Call #:
DVD 510.1 E261p
Subjects
Mathematics
.
Mathematics
-- Philosophy.
Proof theory.
Induction
(
Mathematics
)
Mathematical ability.
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Existence theorems.
Reciprocity theorems.
Automatic theorem proving.
Fibonacci numbers.
Perfect numbers.
Numbers, Prime.
Series
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Science &
mathematics
.
Mathematics
.
ISBN:
9781598038873 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Prove it [videorecording (DVD)] : the art of mathematical argument
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
4 videodiscs (ca. 12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 157 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. What are proofs, and how do I do them? -- The root of proof: a brief look at geometry -- The building blocks: introduction to logic -- More blocks: Negations and implications -- Existence and uniqeness: quantifiers -- The simplest road: direct proofs.
Disc 2. Let's go backward: proofs by contradiction -- Let's go both ways: If and only if proofs -- The language of
mathematics
: set theory -- Bigger and bigger sets: infinite sets -- Mathematical
induction
-- Deeper and deeper: more
induction
.
Disc 3. Strong
induction
and the Fibonacci numbers -- I exist therefore I am: existence proofs -- I am one of a kind: uniqueness proofs -- Let me count the ways: enumeration proofs -- Not true! Counterexamples and paradoxes -- When 1=2: false proofs.
Disc 4. A picture says it all: visual proofs -- The queen of
mathematics
: number theory -- Primal studies: more number theory -- Fun with triangular and square numbers -- Perfect numbers and Mersenne primes -- Let's wrap it up: the number e.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor Bruce H. Edwards, Professor of
Mathematics
at the University of Florida.
Summary:
These twenty-four thirty-minute lectures begin with the basics of logic and some foundational ideas proceeding on into the world of proof, discussing fundamental structure and various proof techniques. The goal of this course is to give learners an appreciation of the beauty and creativity of mathematical arguments.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
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Teaching Company.
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