Re: notation: sup, inf, limit, sequences

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Brian M. Scott wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:37:13 -0400, Paul Sperry
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>> I don't know how much you know about topology so this will
>> be sketchy and vague. (While I'm spending your money, you
>> can get the classic "General Topology" by John Kelley
>> pretty inexpensively from Amazon - it is worth having if
>> only for its set theory appendix.)
>
> I'm going to wince a bit here: Kelley is awfully
> old-fa****oned in some ways, especially in respect of
> notation.  If I had to pick one undergraduate general
> topology text, it would probably be the one by Munkres.
> I've not seen the second edition, but the first was
> excellent.
><http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Topology-ISBN_9780131816299.html?isrc=b-search>
> says that the second can be had for under $35.

The reviews are great. 

> For an introduction to informal set theory, especially the
> parts that are useful in general topology, I'd like to
> recommend Chapter 0 of my own undergraduate topology text,
> but unfortunately the text exists only in manuscript: I
> stopped writing it about 75% of the way through, because (a)
> we no longer taught a topology course, and (b) it was clear
> that the damn' thing was going to be longer than any
> publisher was likely to want.

Could one suggest you fini****ng it up anyway? I know that if no
publishers want, one alternative is to publish it yourself which could
cost, say, $1000, but perhaps that isn't so bad I have a feeling a book
by you would be great material. They say mouth to mouth is fabulous
advertising.