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x Contents<br />

6.2 Convergence <strong>of</strong> Sequences 190<br />

6.2.1 Convergence to a Real Number 190<br />

6.2.2 Convergence to Infinity 196<br />

6.3 The Nested Interval Property 197<br />

6.3.1 From LUB Axiom to NIP 198<br />

6.3.2 The NIP Applied to Subsequences 199<br />

6.3.3 From NIP to LUB Axiom 201<br />

6.4 Cauchy Sequences 202<br />

6.4.1 Convergence <strong>of</strong> Cauchy Sequences 203<br />

6.4.2 From Completeness to the NIP 205<br />

7 Functions <strong>of</strong> a Real Variable 207<br />

7.1 Bounded and Monotone Functions 207<br />

7.1.1 Bounded Functions 207<br />

7.1.2 Monotone Functions 208<br />

7.2 Limits and Their Basic Properties 210<br />

7.2.1 Definition <strong>of</strong> Limit 210<br />

7.2.2 Basic Theorems <strong>of</strong> Limits 213<br />

7.3 More on Limits 217<br />

7.3.1 One-Sided Limits 217<br />

7.3.2 Sequential Limits 218<br />

7.4 Limits Involving Infinity 219<br />

7.4.1 Limits at Infinity 220<br />

7.4.2 Limits <strong>of</strong> Infinity 222<br />

7.5 Continuity 224<br />

7.5.1 Continuity at a Point 224<br />

7.5.2 Continuity on a Set 228<br />

7.5.3 One-Sided Continuity 230<br />

7.6 Implications <strong>of</strong> Continuity 231<br />

7.6.1 The Intermediate Value Theorem 231<br />

7.6.2 Continuity and Open Sets 233<br />

7.7 Uniform Continuity 235<br />

7.7.1 Definition and Examples 236<br />

7.7.2 Uniform Continuity and Compact Sets 239<br />

III Basic Principles <strong>of</strong> Algebra 241<br />

8 Groups 243<br />

8.1 Introduction to Groups 243<br />

8.1.1 Basic Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Algebraic Structures 243<br />

8.1.2 Groups Defined 246

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