What's the difference between Rigorous Calculus and Analysis?

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The discussion clarifies the distinction between Rigorous Calculus and Analysis, emphasizing that both fields overlap significantly. Key texts mentioned include Hubbard's "Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms," Loomis and Sternberg's "Advanced Calculus," Spivak's "Calculus On Manifolds," Pugh's "Real Mathematical Analysis," and Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis." The consensus is that while Rigorous Calculus focuses on classical calculus topics, Analysis encompasses a broader range of subjects, including functional analysis and measure theory. The level of sophistication in these texts is comparable, with Loomis and Sternberg's work being as challenging as Pugh's and Rudin's analyses.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of classical calculus concepts such as limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration.
  • Familiarity with mathematical rigor and proof techniques.
  • Basic knowledge of topology, particularly in relation to calculus.
  • Exposure to advanced mathematical texts and their structure.
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  • Study "Real Mathematical Analysis" by Pugh for a comprehensive understanding of analysis concepts.
  • Explore "Principles of Mathematical Analysis" by Rudin to grasp foundational analysis principles.
  • Investigate "Advanced Calculus" by Loomis and Sternberg for insights into rigorous calculus topics.
  • Learn about functional analysis and measure theory to expand knowledge beyond classical calculus.
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I don't understand the difference between Rigorous Calculus books (Hubbard's "Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A Unified Approch", Loomis and Sternberg's "Advanced Calculus", Spivak's "Calculus On Manifolds: A Modern Approach To Classical Theorems Of Advanced Calculus") and Analysis books (Pugh's "Real Mathematical Analysis" and Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis")?

Casually looking through Sternberg's book, it looks not a thing like a regular Calculus book, but very much like a regular Analysis text (Pugh's), except it contains a lot of seemingly unrelated content, too. Seems like a lot of topics in these Calculus and Analysis books overlap.So, would you say Sternberg's Advanced Calculus book= Pugh's Analysis book?
 
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There is no clear distinction between rigorous calculus vs. analysis, except that the latter is a much broader topic, encompassing not just rigorous calculus but also functional analysis, measure theory, harmonic analysis, and so forth.

If we restrict our attention to books covering primarily the topics associated with classical calculus: limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, series expansions and the like, then some will have analysis in the title and others will say calculus. But this does not imply anything about the level of sophistication. Loomis and Sternberg's Advanced Calculus is at least as challenging as Pugh's Real Mathematical Analysis or Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis.

I personally, and rather arbitrarily, consider a book to fall in the "calculus" category if it doesn't do much if any topology. Spivak's Calculus and Apostol's Calculus are the prime examples of this.
 

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