Paperback. Designed as a text as well as a treatise for active mathematicians, this volume begins with an unusual notice: "The book is addressed to those who know the meaning of each word in the title." As such, it constituted the first systematic account of the theory of rings of continuous functions, and it has retained its secure position as the basic graduate-level book in this area. AUTHORS: American mathematician Meyer Jerison (19221995) was on the faculty of Purdue University from 1951 until his retirement in 1991. Leonard E. Gilman (19172009) taught at the University of Rochester and the University of Texas and was President of the Mathematical Association of America in 19871988. Designed as a text as well as a treatise, the first systematic account of the theory of rings of continuous functions remains the basic graduate-level book in this area. 1960 edition. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Rings of Continuous Functions (Paperback)
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0486816885
ISBN 13: 9780486816883
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Designed as a text as well as a treatise for active mathematicians, this volume begins with an unusual notice: "The book is addressed to those who know the meaning of each word in the title." As such, it constituted the first systematic account of the theory of rings of continuous functions, and it has retained its secure position as the basic graduate-level book in this area.

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American mathematician Meyer Jerison (1922–1995) was on the faculty of Purdue University from 1951 until his retirement in 1991.
Leonard E. Gilman (1917–2009) taught at the University of Rochester and the University of Texas and was President of the Mathematical Association of America in 1987–1988.

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