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The document provides resources for learning about mathematical proofs including introductions to proof techniques, guidelines for writing proofs, tips for proof writing, and how to write proofs badly. It also lists several books on the topic of how to write mathematical proofs.

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PROOF TECHNIQUES

1) Introduction to mathematical arguments


(by Michael Hutchings)
http://math.berkeley.edu/~hutching/teach/113/proofs.pdf

2) How to Write Proofs -


A short tutorial on the basics of mathematical proof writing
(by Larry W. Cusick)
http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~larryc/proofs/proofs.html

3) How to write proofs: a quick guide


(by Eugenia Cheng)
Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago
http://math.unice.fr/~eugenia/proofguide/

4) Notes on Methods of Proof


by Peter Williams
http://www.math.csusb.edu/notes/proofs/pfnot/pfnot.html

5) A brief guide to writing proofs (Polytechnic university)


http://www.math.poly.edu/courses/ma2...tingProofs.pdf

6) A few words about proof (Berkeley Math Circle)


http://mathcircle.berkeley.edu/proof.pdf

7) Understanding Mathematical Induction


(Idris Hsi)
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/people/home...ods/index.html
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/people/home...Induction.html

8) Basic proof methods (David Marker)


MATH 215, Introduction to Advanced Mathematics, Fall 2006
http://www.math.uic.edu/~marker/math215/methods.pdf

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GUIDELINES FOR MATHEMATICAL PROOFS

1) Guidelines for Writing Mathematical Proofs (Jessica K. Sklar)


http://www.plu.edu/~sklarjk/499f06/4...guidelines.pdf

2) Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning (John M. Lee)


Conventions for Writing Mathematical Proofs
(Math 310, Spring 2006)
http://www.math.washington.edu/~lee/...ing-proofs.pdf
3) How to do math proofs (wikiHow)
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Math-Proofs

4) Some hints on mathematical proof by David Goss


http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~goss/style.html

5) Proof-Writing Tips (Ezra N. Miller)


Math 5707, Spring 2004
http://www.math.umn.edu/~ezra/5707/tips.html

HOW TO WRITE MATHEMATICS BADLY

6) How to write mathematics badly (Entry in the Mathematics Weblog)


Part 1: http://www.sixthform.info/maths/?p=147
Part 2: http://www.sixthform.info/maths/?p=148
Part 3: http://www.sixthform.info/maths/?p=149

BOOKS ON HOW TO WRITE PROOFS

• Proofs and Fundamentals: A First Course in Abstract Mathematics, Ethan D.


Bloch
• The Nuts and Bolts of Proof, Antonella Cupillari
• An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning: Numbers, Sets and Functions, Peter J.
Eccles
• The Fundamentals of Higher Mathematics, Falkner
• Math Proofs Demystified, Stan Gibilisco
• Theory and Problems of Set Theory and Related Topics (Schaum's Outline),
Lipschultz
• How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought
Processes, Daniel Solow
• The Foundations of Mathematics, Stewart and Tall
• How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, Daniel J. Velleman

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