Principles of Functional Analysis
"This excellent book provides an elegant introduction to functional analysis ... carefully selected problems ... This is a nicely written book of great value for stimulating active work by students. It can be strongly recommended as an undergraduate or graduate text, or as a comprehensive book for self-study." ---- European Mathematical Society NewsletterFrom a review of the first edition:  "`Charming' is a word that seldom comes to the mind of a science reviewer, but if he is charmed by a treatise, why not say so? I am charmed by this book.  "Professor Schechter has written an elegant introduction to functional analysis including related parts of the theory of integral equations. It is easy to read and is full of important applications. He presupposes very little background beyond advanced calculus; in particular, the treatment is not burdened by topological `refinements' which nowadays have a tendency of dominating the picture.  "The book can be warmly recommended to any reader who wants to learn about this subject without being deterred by less relevant introductory matter or scared away by heavy prerequisites." ---- American Scientist"This is an excellent book e.g. for somebody working in applied mathematics who wants to learn operator theory from scratch. It contains a wealth of material ... presented in a very elegant way ... book is very pleasant to read." ---- Zentralblatt MATH--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition.