New, improved edition of the book recommended by instructors in all Mathematics Departments across the country.

The rich research work of the authors and their long teaching experience in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Athens have resulted in an exceptional book that combines mathematical rigor with rare pedagogical completeness.

With simply processed examples and applications with questions interspersed in between, along with solutions to selected exercises and hints for solutions to others, it is a valuable text for educators, students, professionals, and amateur mathematicians.

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