Numbers and Functions : Steps into Analysis (Paperback, 3 Revised edition)

Preface to first edition; Preface to second edition; Preface to third edition; Glossary; Part I. Numbers: 1 Mathematical induction; 2. Inequalities; 3. Sequences: a first bite at infinity; 4. Completeness: what the rational numbers lack; 5. Series: infinite sums; Part II. Functions: 6. Functions and continuity: neighbourhoods, limits of functions; 7. Continuity and completeness: functions on intervals; 8. Derivatives: tangents; 9. Differentiation and completeness: mean value theorems, Taylor's Theorem; 10. Integration: the fundamental theorem of calculus; 11. Indices and circle functions; 12. Sequences of functions; Appendix 1. Properties of the real numbers; Appendix 2. Geometry and intuition; Appendix 3. Questions for student investigation and discussion; Bibliography; Index.