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Description of  Reading, Writing, and Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

This book, based on Plya's method of problem solving, aids students in their transition to higher-level mathematics. It begins by providing a great deal of guidance on how to approach definitions, examples, and theorems in mathematics and ends by providing projects for independent study. Students will follow Plya's four step process: learn to understand the problem devise a plan to solve the problem carry out that plan and look back and check what the results told them.