A Transition to Advanced Mathematics 5th Edition

by Douglas Smith (Author),‎ Maurice Eggen (Author),‎ Richard St. Andre (Author)

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Successfully addressing the frustration many students feel as they make the transition from beginning calculus to a more rigorous level of mathematics, A Transition to Advanced Mathematics provides a firm foundation in the major ideas needed for continued work in the discipline. The authors guide students to think and to express themselves mathematically--to analyze a situation, extract pertinent facts, and draw appropriate conclusions. With their proven approach, Smith, Eggen, and St. Andre introduce students to rigorous thinking about sets, relations, functions and cardinality. The text also includes introductions to modern algebra and analysis with sufficient depth to capture some of their spirit and characteristics.

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The authors are the leaders in this course area. They decided to write this text based upon a successful transition course that Richard St. Andre developed at Central Michigan University in the early 1980s. This was the first text on the market for a transition to advanced mathematics course and it has remained at the top as the leading text in the market. Douglas Smith is Professor of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Dr. Smith's fields of interest include Combinatorics / Design Theory (Team Tournaments, Latin Squares, and applications), Mathematical Logic, Set Theory, and Collegiate Mathematics Education.

Hardcover: 360 pages
Publisher: Brooks Cole; 5 edition (January 12, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0534382142
ISBN-13: 978-0534382148
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.8 x 9.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 79 customer reviews
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Corey S. Jones

Thorough but concise. Contains a lot of math related vocabulary.

July 25, 2015

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I used this book for the class foundations of mathematics which was the last required class for my math minor. This was by far the most enjoyable math class I took. The subject matter is grounded in developing proofs using logic. Domain, range, real numbers etc. This is a good book for anyone interested in advanced mathematics that doesn't involve cal 3 or 4.

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Shawn Sunshine

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December 21, 2016

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Great book for mathematics major. How to write mathematical proofs.

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Desi R.

I would definitely recommend this for a poor college student

September 3, 2016

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Basically the same information as the 8th edition. The problems are different, though, so make sure you have access to someone else's book if you have this book for a class. I would definitely recommend this for a poor college student.

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LucidShadow

Good book for a transition course.

April 22, 2014

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Overall the book does a fine job. I've seen others I consider better, but this one is decent. Though I am confused as to why in a 7th edition with such a high price, there are two errors(ON CONSECUTIVE LINES) in the preface to the student. Very VERY simple (but major) errors that should never have made it to the final copy for print.

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Anna LaGrois

the book gives great explanations and the homework sets are helpful to understanding ...

August 18, 2015

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This was a textbook for my mathematics proofs class I had to take. For the most part, the book gives great explanations and the homework sets are helpful to understanding the content.

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dee

solid introductory textbook on abstract mathematics. this textbook succinctly ...

July 9, 2015

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solid introductory textbook on abstract mathematics. this textbook succinctly explains the topics and concepts, providing an altogether comprehensive foundation for any higher mathematics student.

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Alfredo Cera

Five Stars

February 17, 2016

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Excellent

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layout is kind of bland

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Jonathan Hernandez

Good book.

It's a great book. If you need it for a class I recommend it. But it's takes way too long to arrive. That's why I'm giving it a 2.

Published 3 months ago

Mohammed

Five Stars

Great price and delivered fast.

Published 4 months ago

Plastikman

Three Stars

Need book for school, not entertainment

Published 5 months ago

Amazon Customer

This book is great to transition into advanced mathematics

This book is great to transition into advanced mathematics. I am currently taking introduction to Mathematical Proofs and this book is really good.Read more

Published 8 months ago

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... and had no water damage and the print is easy to read especially since this book is for Algebraic ...

The book came and had no water damage and the print is easy to read especially since this book is for Algebraic Proofs it helps to be able to read it.

Published 10 months ago

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Five Stars

It was perfect.

Published 10 months ago

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as expected

Published 11 months ago

Makes me want to drop out of school

This edition is juts the 7th edition with some stuff shifted around so you can't use the previous version to do homework. It is extremely overpriced.Read more

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