A Primer of Real Functions

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A Primer of Real Functions
Author R. P. Boas, Jr, Harold P. Boas
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Mathematical Association of America Textbooks
Subject Mathematics
Publisher American Mathematical Society
Publication date
1960
Pages319
ISBN 9780883850442

A Primer of Real Functions is a revised edition of a classic Carus Monograph on the theory of functions of a real variable. It is authored by R. P. Boas, Jr and updated by his son Harold P. Boas. [1]

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References

  1. GáL, I. S. (1962). "Review: R. P. Boas, Jr., A primer of real functions". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 68 (1): 10–12. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1962-10672-7. ISSN   0002-9904 . Retrieved 28 March 2018.