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I just bought „Understanding Analysis“ by Stephan Abott.

I am a CS Student who already passed his math lectures in Germany but I want a better understanding since I memorized a lot. I want to build a deep understanding and intuition.

My goal is to self study math.

„Understanding Analysis“ is a introduction to rigerous analysis, so basically proof based calculus right?

So would a calculus book before working through „Understanding Analysis“ beneficial to get an intuition? Or does „Understanding Analysis“ cover the same stuff as an Calculus book?

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    $\begingroup$ Abbot develops everything from scratch, but it will be easier to understand if you already understand calculus at an intuitive level. I’d say dive into Abbot and backtrack to fill in gaps in knowledge as necessary. $\endgroup$
    – littleO
    Dec 26, 2021 at 19:57
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    $\begingroup$ you dont need any prerequisitesmore than a course on calculus. I started learning math from the excellent book of Stephen Abbott, some years ago. The book of Abbott is an introduction to what is called real analysis. Enjoy the lecture. $\endgroup$
    – Masacroso
    Dec 26, 2021 at 20:11
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    $\begingroup$ Calculus by Spivak is a great book, but it also develops calculus rigorously and is in fact an introduction to real analysis. You could maybe try Spivak's Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus or Strang's Calculus textbook. $\endgroup$
    – littleO
    Dec 26, 2021 at 20:39
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    $\begingroup$ From CS you will hopefully eventually become familiar with the basics of formal mathematics, e.g., sets, relations, functions, proof techniques. If you aren't comfortable with these I'd recommend looking up Velleman's How to Prove It, which is very accessible. $\endgroup$ Dec 27, 2021 at 16:03
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    $\begingroup$ Does this answer your question? What are the pre- requisites required to learn Real Analysis? $\endgroup$
    – user95921
    Dec 31, 2023 at 21:04

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