Mastering the Art of Reading Proofs: By Example @JoelRosenfeld
Mastering the Art of Reading Proofs: By Example  @JoelRosenfeld
Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
We talk about how to read a proof of a theorem in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis (i.e. Baby Rudin). We show that positive n-th roots of positive reals exists and are unique.

//Books
Walter Rudin - Principles of Mathematical Analysis 3rd Edition - amzn.to/3MDHUis
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Tom Apostol - Mathematical Analysis 2nd Edition - amzn.to/3mwxFlC

//Exercises
- Can you show that if t is a positive real number less than 1, then its sequence of powers forms a decreasing sequence?

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