Thinking in Problems

How Mathematicians Find Creative Solutions

By: Alexander A. Roytvarf

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Hardcover | 3 January 2013

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Section I. Problems.- 1. Jacobi Identities and Related Combinatorial Formulas.- 2. A Property of Recurrent Sequences.- 3. A Combinatorial Algorithm in Multiexponential Analysis.- 4. A Frequently Encountered Determinant.- 5. A Dynamical System with a Strange Attractor.- 6. Polar and Singular Value Decomposition Theorems.- 7. 2X2 Matrices Which Are Roots of 1.- 8. A Property of Orthogonal Matrices.- 9. Convexity and Related Classical Inequalities.- 10. One-Parameter Groups of Linear Transformations.- 11. Examples of Generating Functions in Combinatorial Theory and Analysis.- 12. Least Squares and Chebyshev Systems.- Section II. Hints.- 1. Jacobi Identities and Related Combinatorial Formulas.- 2. A Property of Recurrent Sequences.- 3. A Combinatorial Algorithm in Multiexponential Analysis.- 4. A Frequently Encountered Determinant.- 5. A Dynamical System with a Strange Attractor.- 6. Polar and Singular Value Decomposition Theorems.- 7. 2X2 Matrices Which Are Roots of 1.- 8. A Property of Orthogonal Matrices.- 9. Convexity and Related Classical Inequalities.- 10. One-Parameter Groups of Linear Transformations.- 11. Examples of Generating Functions in Combinatorial Theory and Analysis.- 12. Least Squares and Chebyshev Systems.- Section III. Explanations.-1. Jacobi Identities and Related Combinatorial Formulas.- 2. A Property of Recurrent Sequences.- 3. A Combinatorial Algorithm in Multiexponential Analysis.- 4. A Frequently Encountered Determinant.- 5. A Dynamical System with a Strange Attractor.- 6. Polar and Singular Value Decomposition Theorems.- 7. 2X2 Matrices Which Are Roots of 1.- 8. A Property of Orthogonal Matrices.- 9. Convexity and Related Classical Inequalities.- 10. One-Parameter Groups of Linear Transformations.- 11. Examples of Generating Functions in Combinatorial Theory and Analysis.- 12. Least Squares and Chebyshev Systems.- Section IV. Full Solutions.- 1. Jacobi Identities and Related Combinatorial Formulas.- 2. A Property of Recurrent Sequences.- 3. A Combinatorial Algorithm in Multiexponential Analysis.- 4. A Frequently Encountered Determinant.- 5. A Dynamical System with a Strange Attractor.- 6. Polar and Singular Value Decomposition Theorems.- 7. 2X2 Matrices Which Are Roots of 1.- 8. A Property of Orthogonal Matrices.- 9. Convexity and Related Classical Inequalities.- 10. One-Parameter Groups of Linear Transformations.- 11. Examples of Generating Functions in Combinatorial Theory and Analysis.- 12. Least Squares and Chebyshev Systems.

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"The problems are enhanced by introductory summaries, overviews of notations and definitions, historical comments, and bibliographic references. The text's sequential approach will help developing mathematicians both expand their understanding of advanced mathematics and improve their problem-solving abilities ... . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty." (J. Johnson, Choice, Vol. 51 (2), October, 2013)

"This marvelous collection of problems represents an interesting and valuable resource for students who prepare various types of mathematics contests. ... very strongly recommends this book to all undergraduate and graduate students curious about elementary mathematics. Teachers would find this book to be a welcome resource, as will contest organizers." (Teodora-Liliana RÄdulescu, zbMATH, Vol. 1270, 2013)

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