Guide to Walter Rudin's Principles Of Mathematical Analysis - Intro

Walter Rudin's principles of Mathematical Analysis is generally considered the de facto standard textbook for the subject. But it is not an easy read. As I am going through several chapters of it, I thought it may be of use to others to post some further details on the material. I am using his third edition textbook. Professor Rudin's style is terse. Although the result is concise and elegant, detailed steps are usually omitted from his proofs. So I plan to post some of those extra details here along with other relevant information.

Besides any supplementary info on Rudin's book, I also plan to post on other topics in analysis.

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