This graduate-level textbook and monograph defines the functions of a real variable through consistent use of the Daniell scheme, offering a rare and useful alternative to customary approaches. The treatment can be understood by any reader with a solid background in advanced calculus, and it features many problems with hints and answers. «The exposition is fresh and sophisticated,» declared Sci-Tech Book News, «and will engage the interest of accomplished mathematicians.» Part one is devoted to...
