Description
A theme in the book is to give more than one proof for interesting facts; this illustrates how different ideas interact and it makes connections among the facts that are being learned. Metric spaces are introduced early in the book, but there are instructions on how to avoid metric spaces for the instructor who wishes to do so. There are questions that check the readers' understanding of the material, with solutions provided at the end. Topics that could be optional or assigned for independent reading include the Cantor function, nowhere differentiable functions, the Gamma function, and the Weierstrass theorem on approximation by continuous functions.
About the Author
Cesar E. Silva, Williams College, Williamstown, MA.
Book Information
ISBN 9781470449285
Author Cesar E. Silva
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint American Mathematical Society
Publisher American Mathematical Society
Weight(grams) 753g