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I would like to start getting familiar with doing proofs, and I was wondering if someone could give me a good start. I am starting my "collection" in a sort of math notebook. Right now this is extra-curricular from my studies so I don't have time for anything complex. I would just like to start on some simple proofs, perhaps related to geometry or algebra (I am currently taking Calculus one, after a hiatus of 10 years from school).
Some questions:
1) Can someone give me a general direction, as in "Start with proofs of yadda yadda, then perhaps work up to yadda yadda."
2) Should I perhaps begin copying proofs as well as fashioning my own? I suppose I could copy proofs from Archimedes or Euclid as well to better understand them and the process. (I have a copy of the works of Archimedes, and Euclid's Elements is online).
Again, I'm looking for a simple start. Right now this is my bizarre idea of "fun" when I don't have homework due.
-Dave K
Some questions:
1) Can someone give me a general direction, as in "Start with proofs of yadda yadda, then perhaps work up to yadda yadda."
2) Should I perhaps begin copying proofs as well as fashioning my own? I suppose I could copy proofs from Archimedes or Euclid as well to better understand them and the process. (I have a copy of the works of Archimedes, and Euclid's Elements is online).
Again, I'm looking for a simple start. Right now this is my bizarre idea of "fun" when I don't have homework due.
-Dave K