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A First Course in Analysis
George Pedrick
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Description for A First Course in Analysis
hardcover. Discusses such topics as number systems, the extreme value problem, continuous functions, differentiation, integration and infinite series. This book is intended both for a terminal course and as preparation for more advanced studies in mathematics, science, engineering and computation. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
The first course in Analysis, which follows calculus, along with other courses, such as differential equations and elementary linear algebra, in the curricu lum, presents special pedagogical challenges. There is a change of stress from computational manipulation to "proof. " Indeed, the course can become more a course in Logic than one in Analysis. Many students, caught short by a weak command of the means of mathematical discourse and unsure of what is expected of them, what "the game" is, suffer bouts of a kind of mental paralysis. This text attempts to address these problems in several ways: First, we ... Read more
The first course in Analysis, which follows calculus, along with other courses, such as differential equations and elementary linear algebra, in the curricu lum, presents special pedagogical challenges. There is a change of stress from computational manipulation to "proof. " Indeed, the course can become more a course in Logic than one in Analysis. Many students, caught short by a weak command of the means of mathematical discourse and unsure of what is expected of them, what "the game" is, suffer bouts of a kind of mental paralysis. This text attempts to address these problems in several ways: First, we ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387941080
SKU
V9780387941080
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