Introductory Analysis: The Theory of Calculus

By J.A. Fridy

This text is intended for the standard course on calculus limit theories that is taken -- mostly by junior/senior mathematics majors -- after a problem solving first course in calculus. Topics studied... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155018450
• ISBN13: 9780155018457
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Harcourt College Pub
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

One of The Best Books On Introductory Analysis

When I got this book I feel in love with it! This is a great book on introductory analysis. It even has a section multivariate analysis. I highly recommend it's use in introductory mathematical analysis courses. There is only one book I could compare with this book and it is Steven R. Lay's Analysis With An Introduction to Proof. However, I think Lay lacks several things that this book has. Yes, many people would say Rudin is the best but I disagree. Rudin is not student friendly because I have used it and many students fail the homework assignments assigned from it unless they have the problems already worked out from another source. One day when I become a math professor I will be lecturing from this book.

Good for self-study

I don't understand all the negative reviews. For me, thhs book is the only book on Introductory Analysis that I have been able to read entirely on my own: I have no one to answer questions for me. I'm not saying the book is easy; but with concentrated attention, the book was understandable. The book's other great strength is that it has a logical development that smoothly moves from chapter to chapter building layer upon layer. The development feels so natural. The exposition and the development enabled me to understand things I tried to read before but didn't understand in other books. Fridy also shows methods of proof that show the reader how to approach and do proofs -- for that it is excellent. My primary aim has been to read for understanding before doing proofs. Now, it is true that the problems don't have answers in the back of the book. For problems, you may want to find another source to practice with. All in all, I give it a 4.

HELPUL

Fridy's book is a helpul book for a student who has gone through the experience of doing rigorous proofs. Its explanations are very concise and clear. There are some typos that can be caught and fixed without any problem. My advice is to use this book as a companion book for the Kirkwood book on Introductory Advanced Calculus. Fridy's book is however one of the books that I refer back the most to, when I need to review concepts for other courses: i.e. Topology, Complex Analysis, etc.Reading it is fun.