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I glanced over the fist few chapters. This book seems quite standard. Proofs are written in a "user-friendly" manner expanding on details that should be obvious to graduate students. Why do most Professors avoid using this book as if it's some sort of monstrosity?

Daniel Li
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    I've never heard it called "esoteric". – Angina Seng May 10 '18 at 20:41
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    It is considered "elegant" (perhaps to the point of terseness) but a very standard first-year graduate math textbook. – hardmath May 10 '18 at 20:42
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    Maybe its above their heads. – Rene Schipperus May 10 '18 at 20:42
  • I don't feel that Rudin proofs are written to be "elegant". I checked a few theorems and it appears to be using some of the more intuitive rather than "elegant" arguments, which I think is a good thing. – Daniel Li May 10 '18 at 20:47
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    It's a great, well written book which is why it's so popular and used in courses frequently. The book covers a large amount of difficult material, so the book is considered to be challenging. – littleO May 10 '18 at 21:17

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