Any short good introduction for mathematical proofs with minimal prerequisites?

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My objective at this point is not to learn all and advanced mathematical proof concepts/techniques. At this point my objective is to get basic understanding of what is mathematical proof and learn only basic concepts/techniques behind them. Also, I need it to have as minimal prerequisites as possible. Best variant will be some article or tutorial or a small part of a big book. Can you please provide such material?

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You may enjoy The Proof is in the Pudding, by Steven G. Krantz.

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I'd highly recommend Ted Sundstrom's Mathematical Reasoning Writing and Proof as it is (a) freely available, and (b) more oriented towards active learning.

As an alternative that might be a bit less pedagogically oriented, but nonetheless still interesting, you can check out Clive Newstead's An Infinite Descent Into Pure Mathematics. I haven't spent a lot of time with this book, but I have used it for an inspiration for some exercises so it doesn't hurt to check out.