Re:Hilbert's 24th problem
by why-el on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @11:57AM
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Books that build on foundational axioms and go on to prove or derive theses/theorems out of them are helpful in your case, since they show you proof construction in action. Pick a classic, something that everyone is familiar with but at the time of its writing it was revolutionary. Euclid's The Elements come to mind.
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I can't recommend Euclid's "Elements" with enough emphasis. It really is an amazing book. It gives you a set of ~20 definitions, 10 axioms and then goes on for hundreds of pages constructing proofs using those axioms and the theorems derived from them. All the bullshit and fluff I've seen in standard geometry textbooks is missing... for the reader's benefit.