Linear Analysis An Introductory Course [Paperback]

Revised and updated introduction to functional analysis.Now revised and up-dated, this brisk introduction to functional analysis is intended for advanced undergraduate students, typically final year, who have had some background in real analysis. The author's aim is not just to cover the standard material in a standard way, but to present results of application in contemporary mathematics and to show the relevance of functional analysis to other areas. An outstanding feature is the large number of exercises, some straightforward, some challenging, none uninteresting.Now revised and up-dated, this brisk introduction to functional analysis is intended for advanced undergraduate students, typically final year, who have had some background in real analysis. The author's aim is not just to cover the standard material in a standard way, but to present results of application in contemporary mathematics and to show the relevance of functional analysis to other areas. An outstanding feature is the large number of exercises, some straightforward, some challenging, none uninteresting.Now revised and updated, this brisk introduction to functional analysis is intended for advanced undergraduate students, typically final year, who have had some background in real analysis. The author's aim is not just to cover the standard material in a standard way, but to present results of application in contemporary mathematics and to show the relevance of functional analysis to other areas. Unusual topics covered include the geometry of finite-dimensional spaces, invariant subspaces, fixed-point theorems, and the Bishop-Phelps theorem. An outstanding feature is the large number of exercises, some straightforward, some challenging, none uninteresting.Preface; 1. Basic inequalities; 2. Normed spaces and bounded linear operators; 3. Linear functional and the Hahn-Banach theorem; 4. Finite-dimensional normed spaces; 5. The Baire category theorem and the closed-graph theorem; 6. Continuous functiló,