Why Are Robert Ash's Educational eBooks Unique?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the uniqueness of Robert Ash's educational eBooks, particularly focusing on their availability, content, and the inclusion of complete solutions to problems. Participants share their experiences with specific titles and express appreciation for the resources provided.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants highlight that Robert Ash's books include complete solutions to most problems, which they find beneficial.
  • One participant mentions familiarity with specific titles such as "basic probability theory," "real variables with basic metric space topology," and "complex variables," noting their usefulness despite some imperfections.
  • Another participant appreciates Ash's introductory algebra book as a good companion to another well-known text.
  • Several participants express gratitude for the shared link to the eBooks and emphasize the value of free educational resources.
  • One participant notes the affordability of Dover editions compared to printing costs.

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Participants generally agree on the value and quality of Robert Ash's eBooks, with no significant disagreements noted in the discussion.

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Some participants mention specific titles and their content, but there is no detailed exploration of the limitations or assumptions regarding the books' educational effectiveness.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in free educational resources, particularly in mathematics and related fields, may find this discussion valuable.

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Robert Ash has posted a handful of books at:

http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~r-ash/"

Some of these are published, and have been re-published recently by Dover. What is unusual is that his books include complete solutions to most, if not all the problems!

I am familiar with "basic probability theory", with is really for a second course in probability theory for most of us; "real variables with basic metric space topology", which is for an intro real analysis course covering the standard topics but, again, with solutions to all the problems; and "complex variables" which is on the advanced side for an undergrad course. He also has a few books on graduate level algebra, which I haven't bothered to look at because I don't have the background to understand them anyway.

I actually like the three books listed above. They are not perfect, but for free they are great. And if you want a hardcopy you can get Dover editions cheap - cheaper than printing on your printer!

Enjoy,

Jason
 
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Oh wow, thanks, these are fantastic!
 
His introductory algebra book is pretty good. It was a very nice companion to Lang's book on the subject.
 
HI
Thanks for sharing this...
keep it up
 
It's an wonderful information to share with all the people who wants to read free ebooks from Robert Ash. His books are very good and it's pretty. This link will help people to know the books which are available and can be downloaded as per the person's wish. Free ebooks are the most useful tool for any book reading lovers as they can read as many books as they want and they can search for the book which wanted to read.
 
Thank Jason for your sharing this valuable information!
 

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