Stephen Abbott
Understanding Analysis (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781493927111
- author:
- Stephen Abbott
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Springer
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 326
- Dimensions:
- 15.6 x 1.9 x 23.4 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature, Mathematics, Calculus & Mathematical Analysis
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Understanding Analysis by Stephen Abbott is an elementary textbook that introduces students to the process and rewards of studying functions of a real variable. The author's approach focuses on challenging mathematical intuition, rather than verifying it, and explores questions that give analysis its inherent fascination. This new edition features extensive revisions, including additional exercises, improved exercise quality, and expanded sections on key topics such as infinite products, metric spaces, the Baire category theorem, multi-variable functions, and the Gamma function. The book's layout has been refocused to enhance motivation for readers. With its engaging presentation and challenging development of the subject, Understanding Analysis is a valuable resource for introductory analysis courses.