MATH 412 Introduction to Real Analysis (3)

Catalog Description:

Real numbers, topology of Euclidian space, integration, continuity, differentiability, sequences, and series of functions. (Offered spring semester only.)


Prerequisites:

MATH 211 (Calculus III) or equivalent

  1. Understand and use the fundamental theorem of calculus.
  2. Familiarity with power series and regions of convergence.
  3. Ability to use a computer algebra system or graphics calculator.
  4. Ability to analyze functions and their graphs.
  5. Familiarity with sequences and limits.
  6. Familiarity with vector spaces.


Required Course Materials:

Herbert S. Gaskill and P.P. Narayanaswami, Element of Real Analysis, Prentice Hall 1998


Course Coordinator:

Douglas C. Phillippy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics


Course Audience:

Students majoring in mathematics.


Course Objectives:

  1. To develop a rigorous understanding of the real number system and its properties.
  2. To develop a rigorous understanding of real-valued functions with an emphasis on the
    properties of continuity, differentiability, and integrability.
  3. To develop a rigorous understanding of sequences and series, including sequences and
    series of real-valued functions.
  4. To introduce students to graduate-level mathematics.
  5. To develop an ability to state and prove theorems.
  6. To enhance the learning process by using technology as a tool to reinforce, expedite, and
    display mathematical concepts.

Topics:

  1. An introduction to set theory: a) the algebra of sets, b) functions, and c) infinite sets.
  2. The real number system: a) algebraic properties, b) order properties, c) completeness,
    d) intervals and cluster points, and e) open and closed sets.
  3. Sequences: a) the limit of a sequence, b) Monotone sequences, c) the Bolzano-
    Weierstrass Theorem, d) the Cauchy criterion, e) Sequences of functions, and f) pointwise
    and uniform convergence.
  4. Limits and continuity: a) the limit of a function, b) continuous functions, c) continuity
    on intervals, d) uniform continuity, and e) inverse functions.
  5. Differentiation: a) the Mean Value Theorem, b) L’Hospital’s rule, and c) Taylor’s Theorem.
  6. Integration: a) the Riemann integral, b) the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and c) The
    integral as a limit.
  7. Infinite Series: a) convergence, b) tests for convergence, and c) Series of functions.

 

Revised: September 2010

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