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Mathematics has long since become the basic tool of physics and technology. In recent years, mathematical methods of investigation biology, economics, geology, linguistics, medicine, teaching, psychology, archeology, law and military affairs. It is a truism that mathematical knowledge does not merely amount to memorizing a large umber of formulas; problem solving lies at the very heart of mathematics. But to solve a problem does not only mean to perform a certain number of manipulations. The most important thing is that the solution be complete and logically flawless.
The purpose of this text is to help the student think through the logical processes of a solution, and to teach the student to ask himself why a certain thing is being done and to able to answer that question. It is vitally important that the student be able at every stage in a solution to realize what has been done and what there is left to do. In short, the authors have made an attempt to show the student how to solve problems properly.
This book is supplied with a large number of problems in the form of exercise appended to each section. The answer are given at the end of the book.
This book is aimed at a broad range of readers, from students of secondary school to students of teachers college and universities, and mathematics instructors in secondary and higher educational in situations. It can also be used in self instruction as a supplement to any standard textbook.ISBN-9788183553483
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