This textbook is an adaptation of Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof, Version 3, also published through ScholarWorks@GVSU.
NOTE: Version 3 is the authoritative edition of Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof. The PreTeXt Edition matches the content in Version 3 as of July 23, 2021. Later content updates are not included.
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Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof is a text for the first college mathematics course that introduces students to the processes of constructing and writing proofs and focuses on the formal development of mathematics.
Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof (PreTeXt Edition) was developed as part of the Accelerating Open Educational Resources Initiative at Grand Valley State University , with support from the University Libraries and the President's Innovation Fund.
Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof was written by Ted Sundstrom, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University. This textbook was converted into PreTeXt by Ian Curtis, Editorial Assistant for the GVSU Libraries, with expert guidance and support from Oscar Levin, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, and David Farmer, American Institute of Mathematics.
Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Grand Valley State University Libraries
City
Allendale, MI
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Keywords
mathematics, writing mathematics, proofs
Disciplines
Mathematics
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The code used to generate this book can be found in the GVSU OER GitHub repository . This includes the PreTeXt XML files, figures, customization files (XSL), and the output (HTML and PDF). Contributors are encouraged to submit an issue or a pull request with changes,