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by tom-thistime 2243 days ago
A Riemann integral in complex analysis uses the same definitions as one in real analysis. Derivatives ditto. In the thread we're comparing real analysis to nonstandard analysis.

I'm eager to be corrected if you can tell me something I said that's wrong. I'm not interested in gradually upping the ante with you until it's clear who really has more math background.

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I didn’t really see anything wrong in the thread but you use words like “calculus” and I honestly don’t know exactly what you mean. Do you mean the plug and chug methods often taught in high school? Or do you mean the application of a set of theorems derived from the axioms of a given system of numbers? If you mean the former then perhaps we can clear up some misconceptions which are clarified by the latter.