As I thought about and planned my attempt to recover the highlights of my own jouney through mathematics, I wondered whether there would be anyone who might be interested in reading along. I could always just read my old textbooks if I wanted to recover the material, so it’s really only interesting to write about it if I have the possibility of an audience. Upon reflection, I decided that I really do want people to read along and, hopefully, to develop an appreciation of their own for the beauty of mathematics. I think it’s really only possible to have that audience if I assume as little as possible about previous math knowledge and start from the very beginning in a way that is as approachable as possible.

With that in mind, I’ve written part one of what I’m calling “A Short Trip through Math.” It’s a weak name, I know. Maybe if it goes somewhere, it’ll be worth thinking of something fancier. Part One is about Numbers and Proofs. Since my blog is LaTeX challenged, I’ll publish in PDF form first so that I can use all the symbols I need.

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Next time: Sets and Relations.