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Real and Complex Analysis by Walter Rudin is a rigorous, advanced textbook suitable for a one‑ or two‑semester course in mathematical analysis, used by mathematics, science, computer science, and electrical engineering majors at the junior, senior, or graduate level.

A comprehensive bridge from elementary calculus to advanced real and complex function theory, this textbook introduces the abstract reasoning characteristic of modern mathematical analysis.

Introduction to the Problems in Analysis outlines an elementary, one semester course which exposes students to both the process of rigor, and the rewards inherent in taking an axiomatic approach to the study of functions of a real variable. The aim of a course in real analysis should be to challenge and improve mathematical intuition rather than to verify it. The philosophy of this book is to focus attention on questions which give analysis its inherent fascination. Does the Cantor set contain any irrational numbers? Can the set of points where a function is discontinuous be arbitrary? Can the rational numbers be written as a countable intersection of open sets? Is an infinitely differentiable function necessarily the limit of its Taylor series? Giving these topics center stage, the motivation for a rigorous approach is justified by the fact that they are inaccessible without it.

This text is clearly set out with an excellent combination of clear examples and explanations, and plenty of practice material - ideal for supporting students who are working alone. Each chapter concludes with a selection of exam-style questions, giving students lots of practice for the real thing.