{"product_id":"9780470412220","title":"Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics Inquiries into Proof and Augmentation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eExtending the Frontiers of Mathematics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInquiries into Proof and Augmentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdward B. Burger\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMathematicians do not know in advance if their assertions are true, so they need to verify assertions with rigorous proofs or produce counterexamples, then attempt to salvage the assertions by transforming them into theorems. \u003ci\u003eExtending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries into proof and argumentation\u003c\/i\u003e invites students to experience this progression of mathematical discovery.  Burger's informal, humorous writing style and intriguing puzzles engage students throughout the learning process.  The innovative text offers a discovery-based approach that is ideally suited for use in a proofs course, a discrete math course, or any bridge course to more abstract mathematics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Edward Burger\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor mathematics at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. He received his BA from Connecticut College and his PhD from University of Texas at Austin.\u003cbr\u003eHe has received numerous awards including: the \"Nelson Bushnell Prize\", for Scholarship and Teaching, Williams College, being listed among the?top 100 best Math Teachers in the ?\"100 Best of America\", \u003cem\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e's Annual Special Issue.? He has also received the \"Award of Excellence\", for 'educational mathematics videos that break new ground', from \u003cem\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Learning\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003eHis research interests include Algebraic Number Theory, Diophantine Analysis, \u003cem\u003ep-adic\u003c\/em\u003e Analysis, Geometry of Numbers, and?the Theory of Continued Fractions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470412220\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377982304396,"sku":"9780470412220","price":139.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470412220_16f26b9f-9be2-4592-95df-17c96488025e.jpg?v=1780175401","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470412220","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}