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- To gain our seal of approval an open source mathematics textbook must be able to serve as the primary text in a mainstream mathematics course at the undergraduate level in U.S. colleges and universities.
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kantos - take a look at A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics for your proofs class! How's it going by the way?
user-inactivated · 2629 days ago · link ·
Thanks for the suggestion! Will give it a look-see when I'm back home. I love the logic-oriented thinking of the class. The very basics reminds me of electric circuit theory. The Calculus on the other hand, is a bit rough. I'm stuck between whether I'm too far behind or just have my own mental block when I'm in the class itself.