Introduction to Real Analysis

This text provides the fundamental concepts and techniques of real analysis for students in all of these areas. It helps one develop the ability to think deductively, analyse mathematical situations and extend ideas to a new context. Like the first three editions, this edition maintains the same spirit and user-friendly approach with addition examples and expansion on Logical Operations and Set Theory. There is also content revision in the following areas: introducing point-set topology before discussing continuity, including a more thorough discussion of limsup and limimf, covering series directly following sequences, adding coverage of Lebesgue Integral and the construction of the reals, and drawing student attention to possible applications wherever possible. Booknews A textbook for a course in real analysis for students of econometrics, management science, the physical sciences, engineering, and computer science. Explains the fundamental concepts and techniques for functions of one variable. First published in 1982. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Ch. 1.Preliminaries: 1.1. Sets and functions; 1.2. Mathematical induction; 1.3. Finite and infinite sets Ch. 2. The Real Numbers: 2.1. The algebraic and order properties of R; 2.2. Absolute value and real line; 2.3. The completeness property of R; 2.4. Applications of the supremum property; 2.5. Intervals Ch. 3. Sequences and series: 3.1. Sequences and their limits; 3.2. Limit theorems; 3.3. Monotone sequences; 3.4. Subsequences and the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem; 3.5. The Cauchy criterion; 3.6. Properly divergent sequences; 3.7. Introduction to infinite series Ch. 4. Limits: 4.1. Limits of functions; 4.2. Limit theorems; 4.3. Some extensions of the limit concept Ch. 5. Continuous functions: 5.1. Continuous runctions; 5.2 . Combinations of continuous runctions; 5.3. Continuous functions on intervals; 5.4. Uniform continuity; 5.5. Continuity and gauges; 5.6. Monotone and inverse functions Ch. 6. Differentiation: 6.1. The derivative; 6.2. The mean value theorem; 6.3. L'Hospital's rules; 6.4. Taylor's Theorem Ch. 7. The Riemann integral: 7.1. Riemann integral; 7.2. Riemann integrable functions; 7.3. The fundamental theorem; 7.4. The Darboux integral; 7.5. Approximate integration Ch. 8. Sequences of functions: 8.1. Pointwise and uniform convergence; 8.2. Interchange of limits; 8.3. The exponential and logarithmic functions; 8.4. The trigonometric functions Ch. 9. Infinite series: 9.1. Absolute convergence; 9.2. Tests for absolute convergence; 9.3. Tests for nonabsolute convergence; 9.4. Series of functions Ch. 10. The generalized Riemann integral: 10.1. Definition and main poperties; 10.2. Improper and Lebesgue integrals; 10.3. Infinite intervals; 10.4. Convergence theorems Ch. 11. A glimpse into topology: 11.1. Open and closed sets in R; 11.2 Compact sets; 11.3. Continuous functions; 11.4. Metrtic Spaces Appendix A. Logic and proofs Appendix B. Finite and countable sets Appendix C. The Riemann and Lebesgue criteria Appendix D. Approximate integration Appendix E. Two examples. "This text provides the fundamental concepts and techniques of real analysis for students in all of these areas. It helps one develop the ability to think deductively, analyse mathematical situations and extend ideas to a new context. Like the first three editions, this edition maintains the same spirit and user-friendly approach with addition examples and expansion on Logical Operations and Set Theory. There is also content revision in the following areas: introducing point-set topology before discussing continuity, including a more thorough discussion of limsup and limimf, covering series directly following sequences, adding coverage of Lebesgue Integral and the construction of the reals, and drawing student attention to possible applications wherever possible"-- Provided by publisher "This text provides the fundamental concepts and techniques of real analysis for students in all of these areas. It helps one develop the ability to think deductively, analyse mathematical situations and extend ideas to a new context. Like the first three editions, this edition maintains the same spirit and user-friendly approach with addition examples and expansion on Logical Operations and Set Theory. There is also content revision in the following areas: introducing point-set topology before discussing continuity, including a more thorough discussion of limsup and limimf, covering series directly following sequences, adding coverage of Lebesgue Integral and the construction of the reals, and drawing student attention to possible applications wherever possible"--Résumé de l'éditeur