An Introductory Course in Functional Analysis

by Nigel J Kalton and Adam Bowers

Book Overview

Based on a graduate course by the celebrated analyst Nigel Kalton, this well-balanced introduction to functional analysis makes clear not only how , but why , the field developed. All major topics belonging to a first course in functional analysis are covered. However, unlike traditional introductions to the subject, Banach spaces are emphasized over Hilbert spaces, and many details are presented in a novel manner, such as the proof of the Hahn -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149391944X
• ISBN13: 9781493919444
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"