Description

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Functional analysis arose from traditional topics of calculus and integral and differential equations. This text starts with problems in numerical analysis, showing how they lead naturally to the concepts of functional analysis. Topics include Banach and Hilbert spaces, contraction mappings, convergence, differentiation and integration, and Euclidean space. 1978 edition.

About the Author

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Internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods, the late W. W. Sawyer was a Professor of Mathematics and Education at the University of Toronto. Dover has reprinted Sawyer's The Mathematician's Delight, which has been in print continuously since 1943 and has sold over 500,000 copies.