As with the ?rst, the secondvolume containssubstantially morematerialthancan be covered in a one-semester course. Such courses may omit many beautiful and well-grounded applications which connect broadly to many areas of mathematics. We of course hope that students will pursue this material independently; teachers may ?nd it useful for undergraduate seminars. For an overview of the material presented, consult the table of contents and the chapter introductions. As before, we stress that doing the numerous exercises is indispensable for understanding the subject matter, and they also round out...
As with the ?rst, the secondvolume containssubstantially morematerialthancan be covered in a one-semester course. Such courses may omit many beautiful...