A First Look at Numerical Functional Analysis (Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics)

Sawyer (1911-2008) introduces the theorems of classical analysis, reviews their original role in the historical setting, and explains their application in modern analysis. Intended for math majors familiar with linear algebra, the textbook discusses the Cauchy test for convergence of a sequence, Banach spaces, Minkowski spaces, linear operators, the Newton-Raphson method, the Taylor series, and Hilbert space. This volume is an unabridged reprint of the work originally published in 1978 by Oxford University Press. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)