Are you ready to dive into linear analysis with Volker Runde?

In summary, Volker Runde from the University of Alberta has written a set of notes on Linear Analysis, which cover topics such as normed and Banach spaces and spectral theory. Recommended books for further study include J.B. Conway's "A Course in Functional Analysis" and B. Bollobás' "Linear Analysis: An Introductory Course." Other notable texts mentioned are N. Dunford and J.T. Schwartz's "Linear Operators, I," G.K. Pedersen's "Analysis Now," and W. Rudin's "Functional Analysis." A helpful walkthrough on Hilbert Spaces can also be found on physicsforums.com.
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Notes on Linear Analysis from Volker Runde, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta

http://www.math.uAlberta.ca/~runde/files/math516-notes.pdf

1. J. B. Conway, A Course in Functional Analysis. Springer Verlag, 1985.

Other recommended books are:
2. B. Bollobás, Linear Analysis. An Introductory Course, Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
3. N. Dunford and J. T. Schwartz, Linear Operators, I. Wiley-Interscience,
4. G. K. Pedersen, Analysis Now. Springer Verlag, 1989.
5. W. Rudin, Functional Analysis, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1991.

Linear analysis: an introductory course
 
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So this is about Functional Analysis?
 
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WWGD said:
So this is about Functional Analysis?
Have a look on the pdf, it starts with normed and Banach spaces and pretty soon deals with spectral theory.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Have a look on the pdf, it starts with normed and Banach spaces and pretty soon deals with spectral theory.
Thanks, there are so many weird things out there. Variety is overwhelming, so might as well check.
 

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