Introductory Functional Analysis: With Applications to Boundary Value Problems and Finite Elements

The book is aimed particularly at students and researchers who do not have the traditional prerequisites (for example, real analysis) for a first course in functional analysis, and are interested in the applications of this subject to areas such as partial differential equations and the finite element method. The selection, presentation and organization of material are guided by the principle that abstract concepts should be conveyed in a carefully structured and well-placed manner, in order to make these readily accessible to the target readership.