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This book provides a one-semester undergraduate introduction to
counterexamples in calculus and analysis. It helps engineering,
natural sciences, and mathematics students tackle commonly made
erroneous conjectures. The book encourages students to think
critically and analytically, and helps to reveal common errors in
many examples. In this book, the authors present an overview of
important concepts and results in calculus and real analysis by
considering false statements, which may appear to be true at first
glance. The book covers topics concerning the functions of real
variables, starting with elementary properties, moving to limits
and continuity, and then to differentiation and integration. The
first part of the book describes single-variable functions, while
the second part covers the functions of two variables. The many
examples presented throughout the book typically start at a very
basic level and become more complex during the development of
exposition. At the end of each chapter, supplementary exercises of
different levels of complexity are provided, the most difficult of
them with a hint to the solution. This book is intended for
students who are interested in developing a deeper understanding of
the topics of calculus. The gathered counterexamples may also be
used by calculus instructors in their classes.
This book discusses all the major topics of complex analysis,
beginning with the properties of complex numbers and ending with
the proofs of the fundamental principles of conformal mappings.
Topics covered in the book include the study of holomorphic and
analytic functions, classification of singular points and the
Laurent series expansion, theory of residues and their application
to evaluation of integrals, systematic study of elementary
functions, analysis of conformal mappings and their
applications-making this book self-sufficient and the reader
independent of any other texts on complex variables. The book is
aimed at the advanced undergraduate students of mathematics and
engineering, as well as those interested in studying complex
analysis with a good working knowledge of advanced calculus. The
mathematical level of the exposition corresponds to advanced
undergraduate courses of mathematical analysis and first graduate
introduction to the discipline. The book contains a large number of
problems and exercises, making it suitable for both classroom use
and self-study. Many standard exercises are included in each
section to develop basic skills and test the understanding of
concepts. Other problems are more theoretically oriented and
illustrate intricate points of the theory. Many additional problems
are proposed as homework tasks whose level ranges from
straightforward, but not overly simple, exercises to problems of
considerable difficulty but of comparable interest.
This textbook focuses on the study of different kinds of elementary
functions ubiquitous both in high school Algebra and Calculus. To
analyze the functions ranging from polynomial to trigonometric
ones, it uses rudimentary techniques available to high school
students, and at the same time follows the mathematical rigor
appropriate for university level courses. Contrary to other books
of Pre-Calculus, this textbook emphasizes the study of elementary
functions with rigor appropriate for university level courses in
mathematics, although the exposition is confined to the pre-limit
topics and techniques. This makes the book useful, on the one hand,
as an introduction to mathematical reasoning and methods of proofs
in mathematical analysis, and on the other hand, as a preparatory
course on the properties of different kinds of elementary
functions. The textbook is aimed at university freshmen and
high-school students interested in learning strict mathematical
reasoning and in preparing a solid base for subsequent study of
elementary functions at advanced level of Calculus and Analysis.
The required prerequisites correspond to the level of the high
school Algebra. All the preliminary concepts and results related to
the elementary functions are covered in the initial part of the
text. This makes the textbook suitable for both classroom use and
self-study. Â
This book discusses all the major topics of complex analysis,
beginning with the properties of complex numbers and ending with
the proofs of the fundamental principles of conformal mappings.
Topics covered in the book include the study of holomorphic and
analytic functions, classification of singular points and the
Laurent series expansion, theory of residues and their application
to evaluation of integrals, systematic study of elementary
functions, analysis of conformal mappings and their
applications-making this book self-sufficient and the reader
independent of any other texts on complex variables. The book is
aimed at the advanced undergraduate students of mathematics and
engineering, as well as those interested in studying complex
analysis with a good working knowledge of advanced calculus. The
mathematical level of the exposition corresponds to advanced
undergraduate courses of mathematical analysis and first graduate
introduction to the discipline. The book contains a large number of
problems and exercises, making it suitable for both classroom use
and self-study. Many standard exercises are included in each
section to develop basic skills and test the understanding of
concepts. Other problems are more theoretically oriented and
illustrate intricate points of the theory. Many additional problems
are proposed as homework tasks whose level ranges from
straightforward, but not overly simple, exercises to problems of
considerable difficulty but of comparable interest.
This textbook covers the majority of traditional topics of infinite
sequences and series, starting from the very beginning - the
definition and elementary properties of sequences of numbers, and
ending with advanced results of uniform convergence and power
series. The text is aimed at university students specializing in
mathematics and natural sciences, and at all the readers interested
in infinite sequences and series. It is designed for the reader who
has a good working knowledge of calculus. No additional prior
knowledge is required. The text is divided into five chapters,
which can be grouped into two parts: the first two chapters are
concerned with the sequences and series of numbers, while the
remaining three chapters are devoted to the sequences and series of
functions, including the power series. Within each major topic, the
exposition is inductive and starts with rather simple definitions
and/or examples, becoming more compressed and sophisticated as the
course progresses. Each key notion and result is illustrated with
examples explained in detail. Some more complicated topics and
results are marked as complements and can be omitted on a first
reading. The text includes a large number of problems and
exercises, making it suitable for both classroom use and
self-study. Many standard exercises are included in each section to
develop basic techniques and test the understanding of key
concepts. Other problems are more theoretically oriented and
illustrate more intricate points of the theory, or provide
counterexamples to false propositions which seem to be natural at
first glance. Solutions to additional problems proposed at the end
of each chapter are provided as an electronic supplement to this
book.
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