2nd Edition

A Course in Real Analysis

By Hugo D. Junghenn Copyright 2026
609 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

609 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Now in its second editon, A Course in Real Analysis provides a rigorous treatment of the foundations of differential and integral calculus. It proceeds gradually from an axiomatic characterization of the real number system to the study of differentiation and integration on m -dimensional surfaces. Proofs of theorems are given in detail, and many examples are provided to illustrate the concepts... Read more

Preface   

Part I: Functions of One Variable

1. The Real Number System

1.1 Algebraic Properties of R

1.2 Order Properties of R

1.3 Completeness Property of R

1.4 Mathematical Induction

1.5 Euclidean Space

2. Numerical Sequences

2.1 Limits of Sequences

2.2 Monotone Sequences

2.3 Subsequences and Cauchy Sequences

2.4 Limits Inferior and Superior

3. Limits and Continuity on R

3.1 Limit of a Function

3.2 Limits Inferior and Superior

3.3 Continuous Functions

3.4 Properties of Continuous Functions

3.5 Uniform Continuity

4. Differentiation on R

4.1 Definition of Derivative and Examples

4.2 The Mean Value Theorem

4.3 Convex Functions

4.4 Inverse Functions

4.5 L’Hospital’s Rule

4.6 Taylor’s Theorem on R

4.7 Newton’s Method

5. Riemann Integration on R

5.1 The Riemann–Darboux Integral

5.2 Properties of the Integral

5.3 Evaluation of the Integral

5.4 Stirling’s Formula

5.5 Integral Mean Value Theorems

5.6 Estimation of the Integral

5.7 Improper Integrals

5.8 A Deeper Look at Riemann Integrability

5.9 Functions of Bounded Variation

5.10 The Riemann–Stieltjes Integral

6. Numerical Infinite Series

6.1 Definition and Examples

6.2 Series with Nonnegative Terms

6.3 More Refined Convergence Tests

6.4 Absolute and Conditional Convergence

6.5 Double Sequences and Series

7. Sequences and Series of Functions

7.1 Convergence of Sequences of Functions

7.2 Properties of the Limit Function

7.3 Convergence of Series of Functions

7.4 Power Series

Part II: Functions of Several Variables

8. Metric Spaces

8.1 Definitions and Examples

8.2 Open and Closed Sets

8.3 Closure, Interior, and Boundary

8.4 Limits and Continuity

8.5 Compact Sets

8.6 The Arzelà–Ascoli Theorem

8.7 Connected Sets

8.8 The Stone–Weierstrass Theorem

8.9 Baire’s Theorem

9. Differentiation on Rn

9.1 Definition of the Derivative

9.2 Properties of the Differential

9.3 Further Properties of the Differential

9.4 Inverse Function Theorem

9.5 Implicit Function Theorem

9.6 Higher Order Partial Derivatives

9.7 Higher Order Differentials and Taylor’s Theorem

9.8 Optimization

10. Lebesgue Measure on R

10.1 General Measure Theory

10.2 Lebesgue Outer Measure

10.3 Lebesgue Measure

10.4 Borel Sets

10.5 Measurable Functions

11. Lebesgue Integration on Rn

11.1 Riemann Integration on Rn

11.2 The Lebesgue Integral

11.3 Convergence Theorems

11.4 Connections with Riemann Integration

11.5 Iterated Integrals

11.6 Change of Variables

12. Curves and Surfaces in Rn

12.1 Parameterized Curves

12.2 Integration on Curves

12.3 Parameterized Surfaces

12.4 m-Dimensional Surfaces

13. Integration on Surfaces

13.1 Differential Forms

13.2 Integrals on Parameterized Surfaces

13.3 Partitions of Unity

13.4 Integration on Compact m-Surfaces

13.5 The Fundamental Theorems of Calculus

13.6 Closed Forms in Rn

Part III: Appendices

A Set Theory

B Linear Algebra

C Solutions to Selected Problems

Biography

Hugo D. Junghenn is emeritus professor of mathematics at The George Washington University. He has published numerous journal articles and is the author of several books, including Option Valuation: A First Course in Financial Mathematics; Principles of Analysis; and Discrete Mathematics with Coding. His research interests include functional analysis, semigroups, and probability.