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THE PRESENTATION OF THE MATERIAL IN THE BOOK IS INTENDED TO BE "INQUIRY-ORIENTED'" IN THAT AS EACH MAJOR TOPIC IS DISCUSSED, DETAILS OF THE PROOFS ARE LEFT TO THE STUDENT IN A WAY THAT ENCOURAGES AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING. THE BOOK IS "SELF-CONTAINED" IN TWO MAJOR WAYS: IT INCLUDES SCAFFOLDING (I.E., BRIEF GUIDING PROMPTS MARKED AS KEY STEPS IN THE PROOF) FOR MANY OF THE THEOREMS. SECOND, IT INCLUDES PRELIMINARY MATERIAL THAT INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL FRAMEWORK OF LOGICAL REASONING AND PROOF-WRITING TECHNIQUES. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE GUIDING PROMPTS (AND REFER TO THE PRELIMINARY WORK) TO DEVELOP THEIR PROOF-WRITING SKILLS.