How We Got From There to Here: A Story of Real Analysis
by Robert Rogers, Eugene Boman
Publisher: Open SUNY Textbooks 2013
Number of pages: 210
Description:
This book covers the major topics typically addressed in an introductory undergraduate course in real analysis in their historical order. Written with the student in mind, the book provides guidance for transforming an intuitive understanding into rigorous mathematical arguments.
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