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Blast into Math! Contents
Contents
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 9
1 To the reader 11
2 Pure mathematics: the proof of the pudding is in the eating 13
2.1 A universal language 14
2.2 Theorems, propositions, and lemmas 15
2.3 Logic 15
2.4 Ready? Set? Prove! 22
2.5 Exercises 24
2.6 Examples and hints 25
3 Sets of numbers: mathematical playgrounds 28
3.1 Set theory 28
3.2 Numbers 34
3.3 The least upper bound property 46
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