Precalculus : fundamentals of mathematical analysis

Intended to provide undergraduate students with the background necessary for the study of calculus, this text by a distinguished mathematician offers a balanced treatment of theory and applications.

Considerably more concise than most books in the field, it focuses on the structures of natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers.

Each chapter features illustrative examples and notes.

More than 1,000 exercises enrich the text, many with solutions.