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A companion to analysis

by Thomas William Körner · first published 2004

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ColinWright · Jul 3, 2020 · Recommends

"The Joy of X" by Steven Strogatz "Euler's Gem" by Dave Richeson "A Companion to Analysis" by Tom Körner "Elementary Number Theory: A Problem Oriented Approach" by Joe Roberts
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thraway180306 · Mar 25, 2018 · Recommends

…reasoning in mathematics is logical! though papers always are) and more exotic logics such as the „default logic” sometimes employed by lawyers. It's Bressoud BTW, I endorse that too. Along with TW Körner „Companion to Analysis: A First Second and Second First Course” with Lang or Zorich as base. I wouldn't be as insistent on pencil at all times if it were to prevent broader reading or just expanded skimming.
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ColinWright · Jul 3, 2020 · Recommends

A list: https://www.topicsinmaths.co.uk/cgi-bin/sews.py?SuggestedRea... For a single suggestion, "How to Think Like a Mathematician" by Kevin Houston. A second suggestion: "A Companion to Analysis" by Tom Körner. But it depends a lot on whether you want books about math, or books of math. It sounds like you want the latter ... at some point I'll get around to putting annotations on the choices…
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