Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The real and complex numbers; 3. Real and complex sequences; 4. Series; 5. Power series; 6. Metric spaces; 7. Continuous functions; 8. Calculus; 9. Some special functions; 10. Lebesgue measure on the line; 11. Lebesgue integration on the line; 12. Function spaces; 13. Fourier series; 14. Applications of Fourier series; 15. Ordinary differential equations; Appendix: the Banach-Tarski paradox; Hints for some exercises.

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This book is an extensive introductory text to mathematical analysis for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, complete with 500 exercises and numerous examples.

About the Author

Richard Beals is James E. English Professor of Mathematics at Yale University. He has also served as Professor at the University of Chicago and visiting Professor at the University of Paris, Orsay. He is the author of over 100 research papers and monographs in partial differential equations, differential equations, functional analysis, inverse problems, mathematical physics, mathematical psychology and mathematical economics.

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'The self-contained text, suitable for advanced undergraduates, provides an extensive introduction into mathematical analysis, from the fundamentals to more advanced material.' Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik