Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective

✍ Scribed by Terence Tao

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 116
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Authored by a leading name in mathematics, this engaging and clearly presented text leads the reader through the various tactics involved in solving mathematical problems at the Mathematical Olympiad level. Covering number theory, algebra, analysis, Euclidean geometry, and analytic geometry, Solving Mathematical Problems includes numerous exercises and model solutions throughout. Assuming only a basic level of mathematics, the text is ideal for students of 14 years and above in pure mathematics.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Preface to the first edition......Page 9
Preface to the second edition......Page 12
1 Strategies in problem solving......Page 14
2 Examples in number theory......Page 22
3 Examples in algebra and analysis......Page 48
4 Euclidean geometry......Page 62
5 Analytic geometry......Page 82
6 Sundry examples......Page 96
References......Page 112
F......Page 114
S......Page 115
W......Page 116