Description:
This book prepares graduate students for research in numerical analysis/computational mathematics by giving a mathematical framework embedded in functional analysis and focused on numerical analysis. This helps them to move rapidly into a research program.
Review Quotes:
From the reviews of the third edition:
"Overall, the book is clearly written, quite pleasant to read, and contains a lot of important material; and the authors have done an excellent job at balancing theoretical developments, interesting examples and exercises, numerical experiments, and bibliographical references." (SIAM)
"This is the third edition, based on a graduate course taught by the authors at the University of Iowa for many years. ... There are tons and tons of well chosen explicit examples. ... it can be used for reading courses in functional analysis for strong senior undergraduates that aren't quite ready for a graduate analysis course, and it can be used as a reference for analysts of all stripes. I got a lot from reading it and so will you." (Andrew Locascio, The Mathematical Association of America, October, 2010)