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wolf87 · 03-19-2008, 05:51 AM

4 & 5 are my favorites, along with "WLOG, take ... . All other cases are trivial/analogous."
You also have to love the technique, especially common in Rudin, of citing 10+ numbered theorems in a sentence or two, writing one or two expressions, and stating that the desired consequence follows easily.

03-19-2008, 05:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
wolf87 Eager! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 57	4 & 5 are my favorites, along with "WLOG, take ... . All other cases are trivial/analogous." You also have to love the technique, especially common in Rudin, of citing 10+ numbered theorems in a sentence or two, writing one or two expressions, and stating that the desired consequence follows easily.