https://finiteape.com/tags/terence-tao/ Recent content in Terence Tao on Finite Ape Hugo en-us Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://finiteape.com/posts/terence-tao-analysis-i/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://finiteape.com/posts/terence-tao-analysis-i/ <p><em>Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the AMS.</em></p> <p>More than a decade ago, I was taking my second course on real analysis, taught by a Soviet trained mathematician who studied with Fomin. He was teaching using his own notes and they were great but I wanted some additional readings. I told him that there were some subjects where I found the textbooks I&rsquo;ve seen unsatisfactory and asked his opinion. He said that I&rsquo;d enjoy reading Terence Tao&rsquo;s (then-)new series on analysis. The professor was easily one of the smartest people I met (he still is!) and Tao is, well, Tao. So I assumed that Tao&rsquo;s books would be too difficult and I did not even check the book out from the library: Big mistake.</p>