Introduction to Real Analysis (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Manfred Stoll
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 139225
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 550
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0321046250
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.8
EAN: 9780321046253
Publication Date: November 25, 2000
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 Another excellent Real Analysis Text March 10, 2002
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
The style of this book is a bit like Robert Bartle's Introduction to Real Analysis. It is detailed and rigorous. It is an excellent book for those who want to learn Real Analysis.
 Professors Should Choose Another Book June 1, 2006
R. J. Thomas
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was my undergraduate textbook for Advanced Calculus I and II (as they were called at my school). I am returning to school to start my master's degree this next term and am going through the book to refresh my memory.
Wow, it is just the way I remember it. Frankly, I can't believe the other reviewers ratings. So, I thought I'd balance the average rating a bit with a review of my own.
When I was in college, this was my most dreaded reading material. It is a difficult subject to master, sure, but the author does not help matters by using failing to use a clear structure with emphasis on key points. Instead, there is barely any structure at all. Headings consist of unenlightening phrases such as "Theorem." Pragraphs are downplayed by the typesetting style as well, making each section almost an undifferentiated block of information. (The author has not even used an end-of-proof symbol!)
And not only is this book unfriendly, it is dry. The author tends to use strictly symbolic language when explaining in words would be so much clearer. In fact, he frequently skips the explanatory material altogether and moves straight to the examples. What is the context or object for these examples? The reader is mystified.
If you are a professor, please do not choose this book for your analysis class. I have a feeling it is only comprehensible to those who already thouroughly understand the material.
If you are a student who has come here to buy this book, you have my sympathy.
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