Timeline for Undergraduate Level Math Books
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| Jun 13, 2020 at 12:28 | history | edited | Martin Sleziak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
http -> https (the question was bumped anyway)
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| Jul 12, 2010 at 10:09 | comment | added | Amitesh Datta | I apologize: I meant Ahlfors instead of "Alfhors" in the most recent comment. | |
| Jul 12, 2010 at 9:48 | comment | added | Amitesh Datta | But just out of interest, in case you know, is Rudin's Real and Complex Analysis actually taught at many universities at the graduate level? My perception is that Royden's and Bartle's texts are the "classics" but I have not actually read them. (I am reading Rudin, instead.) And it indeed seems that some universities use Royden for an introductory real analysis course, and Alfhors for an introductory complex analysis course. However, Royden is, in my opinion, too basic if you wish to purse analysis in some depth so if Rudin is not used, do you know what is? | |
| Jul 11, 2010 at 16:09 | comment | added | The Mathemagician | For UNDERGRADUATES,Yes,you are,Amitesh.Then again,if you're a first year graduate student and you CAN'T read Rudin-not find it difficult,literally it's beyond your ability-you need to seriously consider a change of career. | |
| Jul 11, 2010 at 9:17 | comment | added | Amitesh Datta | However, even if, by current standards, undergraduates are not expected to be able to read a book of this sort, I believe that it is something that is readily accessible if you are willing to put in the appropriate hard work. For instance, as I noted above, the only prerequisites for this book lie within 200 or so pages of mathematics "above calculus". (Rudin's earlier textbook.) But perhaps I am being optimistic now that I think about it ... | |
| Jul 11, 2010 at 9:02 | comment | added | The Mathemagician | You are being incredibly optimistic here,Amitesh. See my comments below. Why don't you recommend Lang's ALGEBRA to sophomores without linear algebra while you're at it? "Undergraduate texts".At Yale or Harvard,MAYBE-and even THAT'S a stretch. | |
| Jul 11, 2010 at 8:23 | history | answered | Amitesh Datta | CC BY-SA 2.5 |