MATH 413, HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS (SPRING 2006)

TR 8:40 -- 9:55,  224 Malott
Greg Lawler

TA: Nikolai Dimitrov

Office Hours: Greg Lawler (567 Malott): T 10:00 -- 11:00, Th 2:00 -- 3:00
Nikolai Dimitrov (218 Malott) MW 1:15 -- 2:15

Text: Strichartz, The Way of Analysis.  We will cover most of Chaps. 1--7 and a few other topics.

Math 413 provides a rigorous introduction to analysis. Emphasis will be placed upon understanding and performing mathematical proofs.

Homework

There will be weekly homeworks due on Thursday covering the previous week's material. Assignments will be posted here. Late homeworks will not be accepted but you may turn in assignments early.

Students may discuss homework problems and work together in finding solutions, but the write-up of solutions must be done individually.

Week 1
Week 2: Reading: 2.1, 2.2; p. 37: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8; pp 48-49: 2,7,9
Week 3 (revised)
Week 4: Reading: 3.1.2, 3.2; pp. 84-85: 1,3,7,9; pp. 98-99: 1,2,5,8,13,14
Week 5: Reading 3.3, 4.1; p. 98, 6; pp. 106-107, 4,6,8,9; p. 126, 2,3,7,8,11
Week 6: Reading 4.2: EP6-1 , pp. 126--127: 12,14,15; pp. 138--139: 4,8,9,10,11,17
Week 7
Weeks 8-9: Reading 5.3, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.4, 6.1.1, 6.1.2; EP8-1, EP8-2 ; pp. 176-177: 2,3,7,10; pp. 192-193: 2, 3, 23 (a),(b),(c); 217--219: 1,2,4,10, 14(a)
Week 10: Reading 6.1.4, 6.2, 6.3; pp. 217--218: 3,6,9,11; pp. 232: 9(a), 10; EP10-1, EP10-2, EP10-3 .
Week 11: Reading 7.1, 7.2; p.250: 3,4,7; pp. 262-263: 1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14
Week 12: Reading: 7.3, 7.4.1; p. 275: 7,8,9,12,13; pp. 294--295: 2,3,4,8,10,11
Week 13: Reading: 7.6, 8.1; pp. 314--315: 1,3,4,6,9; pp. 335: 1,2,4,14 EP13-1, EP13-2
Week 14: Reading 8.2: Exercises (do not need to be handed in), pp. 349-350: 4,8,9,11,12

Exams and Grading

There will be an in-class prelim  on  Thursday, March 16 and a final examination. According to the University schedule, the final exam will be on
Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 pm in 205 Malott.  There will also be frequent
quizzes (10-15 minutes) on Tuesdays covering the material from the the previous week.

Grading will be based on: 40% homework and quizzes, 25% prelim, 35% final.