TY - BOOK AU - Berberian,Sterling K. TI - A first course in real analysis SN - 9781461264330 AV - QA300 .B457 1994 U1 - 515.8 20 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Springer-Verlag KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Numbers, Real N1 - "With 19 illustrations"; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Content: Ch. 1. Axioms for the Field R of Real Numbers Ch. 2. First Properties of R Ch. 3. Sequences of Real Numbers, Convergence Ch. 4. Special Subsets of R Ch. 5. Continuity Ch. 6. Continuous Functions on an Interval Ch. 7. Limits of Functions Ch. 8. Derivatives Ch. 9. Riemann Integral Ch. 10. Infinite Series Ch. 11. Beyond the Riemann Integral N2 - Summary: "This book was written to support a first course in real analysis, normally taken after a year of elementary calculus. Real analysis is, roughly speaking, the modern setting for Calculus, "real" alluding to the field of real numbers that underlies it all. At center stage are functions, defined and taking values in sets of real numbers or in sets (the plane, 3-space, etc.) readily derived from the real numbers; a first course in real analysis traditionally places the emphasis on real-valued functions defined on sets of real numbers. The agenda for the course: (1) start with the axioms for the field ofreal numbers, (2) build, in one semester and with appropriate rigor, the founĀ­ dations of calculus (including the "Fundamental Theorem"), and, along the way, (3) develop those skills and attitudes that enable us to continue learning mathematics on our own. Three decades of experience with the exercise have not diminished my astonishment that it can be done". - Author UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0815/93046020-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0815/93046020-t.html ER -