Working Analysis

A rigorous approach to advanced calculus, enhanced with a clear writing style and practical applications

Jeffery Cooper (Author)

9780121876043, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 October 2004

688 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.6 cm, 0.95 kg

"This is a solid, well-written advanced calculus book that deserves to be on the shelves of mathematics department offices when faculty are selecting course resources." --J. Feroe, Vassar College, in CHOICE, JUNE 2005

“In my opinion the book by Cooper is a viable competitor to Strichartz...To summarize, this textbook is based on a very healthy philosophy that it is easier to learn mathematical analysis when it is intertwined with meaningful applications. The book is fun to read and, I am sure, will be fun to learn from.? --Victor Roytburd, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in SIAM REVIEW

Working Analysis is for a two semester course in advanced calculus. It develops the basic ideas of calculus rigorously but with an eye to showing how mathematics connects with other areas of science and engineering. In particular, effective numerical computation is developed as an important aspect of mathematical analysis.

Preface
Part I: 1. Foundations
2. Sequences of Real Numbers
3. Continuity
4. The Derivative
5. Higher Derivatives and Polynomial Approximation
6. Solving Equations in One Dimension
7. Integration
8. Series
Appendix I
Part II: 9. Convergence and Continuity in Rn
10. The Derivative in Rn
11. Solving Systems of Equations
12. Quadratic Approximation and Optimization
13. Constrained Optimization
14. Integration in Rn
15. Applications of Integration to Differential Equations
Appendix II
Solutions to Selected Exercises
References
Index

Subject Areas: Software Engineering [UMZ], Real analysis, real variables [PBKB]