It’s worth noting that Keith Devlin also runs a MOOC on the same subject: https://www.coursera.org/course/maththink

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Could be worth looking at Keith Devlin, "Introduction to Mathematical Thinking", which "is written primarily for first and second year students of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at colleges and universities".  IT's a slim, cheap book but I haven’t yet explored it carefully.

Tony

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From: The sigma network for cross-university mathematics and statistics support [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony Croft
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my colleague, Lara Alcock, writes:

I believe Susanna Epp’s book “Discrete Mathematics with Applications” has something of this focus.  She’s written thoughtful things in maths ed as well as producing this, and I haven’t looked in detail but I think it’s quite good - probably worth a look.

Cheers,

Lara.

On 1 Oct 2015, at 11:19, Eva Szatmari <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

A students of mine who is studying computer science (programming module) had approached me to ask about resources, books, website that could help him develop an understanding of mathematical reasoning.

Does any of you know of resources that could help students with non-mathematical backgrounds to develop this essential skill?
The best resources would be from the programming background, but any recommendations are highly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and help.

Best regards,
Eva Szatmari
Birkbeck College
University of London

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