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THE exposition of a mathematical subject in its early stages of development is apt to require a bulky volume; the appearance of this concise treatise, covering so much ground, would consequently suggest that the theory of functions of real variables is now coming to maturity. Conciseness is partly achieved by the extensive use, especially in the earlier part of the book, of the symbolism of mathematical logic. In order to accustom the reader to the use of this symbolic method, many statements in the earlier chapters are given in duplicate, first in symbols and then in ordinary language.
The Theory of Functions of Real Variables
By Prof. Lawrence M. Graves. Pp. x + 300. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1946.) 20s.
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M., T. The Theory of Functions of Real Variables. Nature 160, 592 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160592c0
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