Title: Problems in Real and Functional Analysis (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) (Graduate Studies in Mathematics, 166)
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1470420570
ISBN 13: 9781470420574
Binding: hardcover
Condition: New
Book Type: book

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Synopsis

It is generally believed that solving problems is the most important part of the learning process in mathematics because it forces students to truly understand the definitions, comb through the theorems and proofs, and think at length about the mathematics. The purpose of this book is to complement the existing literature in introductory real and functional analysis at the graduate level with a variety of conceptual problems (1,457 in total), ranging from easily accessible to thought provoking, mixing the practical and the theoretical aspects of the subject. Problems are grouped into ten chapters covering the main topics usually taught in courses on real and functional analysis. Each of these chapters opens with a brief reader's guide stating the needed definitions and basic results in the area and closes with a short description of the problems.

The Problem chapters are accompanied by Solution chapters, which include solutions to two-thirds of the problems. Students can expect the solutions to be written in a direct language that they can understand; usually the most ``natural'' rather than the most elegant solution is presented.