Real and Complex Analysis
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Real and Complex Analysis
Walter Rudin
10 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2011–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
Rudin comes at analysis with the same level of understanding and that's why Real & Complex and Baby Rudin are still the gold standard for analysis texts.
It is impossible to convey the sense of elegance that mathematicians speak about until you've seen it and been blown away by it.
Rudin will do that and leave you speechless, he's the master.
I can tell you that my first encounter with Real & Complex leaving me thinking that Rudin was on a fundamentally higher plane than any author I had read before, it was like watching a magician.
Yes!! Rudin kills it, but you need a year or two to get through this gem.
"Real and Complex Analysis" by Rudin, and the two books both named "Calculus" from Spivak and Apostol.
Baby Rudin opened my eyes to what you can do with maths.
Where it comes up
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