MATH 323: Real Analysis I

TEXT: Stephen Abbott, Understanding Analysis, Springer-Verlag, 2001. ISBN 0-387-95060-5.

INSTRUCTOR: David Lantz

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HOMEWORK: Due dates will be specified. Homework must be typed.

  1. Page 17 (Ch 1, sec 3): 1.3.3(a), 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7 (easy), 1.3.8 (very easy), 1.3.9; and page 27 (Ch 1, sec 4): 1.4.2(c), 1.4.4. Due date Fri 9 Sep.
  2. Page 43 (Ch 2, sec 2): 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8. Due Wed 14 Sep.
  3. Page 49 (Ch 2, sec 3): 2.3.1, 2.3.2 (For (b), assume x is not 0.), 2.3.3 (If a<b<c, then |b|<max{|a|,|c|}.), 2.3.4 (Assume not, and take as epsilon half the distance between the "limits". The Triangle Inequality is helpful.), 2.3.6, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.3.10, 2.3.11 (After choosing N large enough to make the xn's close to their limit x, choose N1 still larger so that
    (|x1-x| + ... + |xN-x|) / N1
    is small.). Due date Wed 21 Sep.
  4. Page 54 (Ch 2, sec 4): 2.4.2 (For (a), note x2-4x+1<0 is equivalent to (x-2)2<3.), 2.4.4, 2.4.5(a) (Use (xn-21/2)2>0 to show xn+1>21/2.); and page 58 (Ch 2, sec 5): 2.5.3. Due date Mon 26 Sep.
  5. Page 61 (Ch 2, sec 6): 2.6.1, 2.6.3, 2.6.4; and page 68 (Ch 2, sec 7): 2.7.4 (easy), 2.7.5, 2.7.9, 2.7.10. You may use among your examples the fact that ∑ 1/n2 converges. Due date Wed 5 Oct.
  6. Supplementary exercises on the convergence of infinite series. Due date Fri 14 Oct.
  7. Page 82 (Ch 3, sec 2): 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.7, 3.2.9, 3.2.12 (and read 3.2.8); and page 87 (Ch 3, sec 3): 3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.7, 3.3.9. (Exercise 3.3.6 is an interesting fact, but we probably won't use it.) Due date Wed 19 Oct.
  8. Page 108 (Ch 4, sec 2): 4.2.1(a), 4.2.6, 4.2.9; and page 113 (Ch 4, sec 3): 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.5, 4.3.9 (For (b), verify that, if m> n, then |ym-yn| is at most |y2-y1|(cn-1/(1-c)). For the first part of (c), assume BWOC f(y) is different from y, and use the Triangle Inequality on |f(y) - f(yN) + f(yN) - y|.) Due date Mon 7 Nov.
  9. Page 119 (Ch 4, sec 4): 4.4.2, 4.4.4, 4.4.8 (Note f is uniformly continuous on [0,b+1].), 4.4.9; and page 124 (Ch 4, sec 5): 4.5.3, 4.5.7 (Set g(x)=f(x)-x.). Due date Mon 14 Nov.
  10. Page 136 (Ch 5, sec 2): 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.4; and page 143 (Ch 5, sec 3): 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.5, 5.3.7 (For the last part of (b), evaluate g' at 1/(k π) for each natural number k.), 5.3.11. Due date Mon 21 Nov (accepted Fri 18 Nov).
  11. Page 190 (Ch 7, sec 2): 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.6 (Hint: Use the partition of [a,b] into n subintervals of equal length and apply Exercise 7.2.4(a).); and page 193 (Ch 7, sec 3): 7.3.1 (Typo: The function should be f, not h.), 7.3.4(c), 7.3.5. Due date Fri 2 Dec.
  12. Page 198 (Ch 7, sec 4): 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.4 (For (d) in particular, go to the definition of integral.), 7.4.5 (In the proof of (b), show L(f,P) + L(g,P) is at most U(f+g,P).) Due date Mon 5 Dec.
  13. Page 201 (Ch 7, sec 5): 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.4 (In (c), integrate 1/t from c to cx by the substitution u=t/c.), 7.5.7, 7.5.9. Due date Fri 9 Dec.
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TESTS: There will be three mid-term exams, on Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m., September 27, October 25 and November 29, in our usual classroom, McGregory 215. A cumulative final exam will be given during the officially scheduled final exam period for this course, Friday, December 16, at 9:00 a.m. If it is impossible for you to take one of the mid-terms during the scheduled period, please see me to set a time to take it early, ahead of the scheduled period. The date and time for the final cannot be altered; consider before making travel plans.

GRADING: Homework will be worth one-fifth of the course grade, and each exam (including the final) will be worth one-fifth of the grade.

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  1. If you see an error at the board, or if you do not understand something, stop me and ask (even if everyone else seems to understand).
  2. Doing the homework, regularly and thoughtfully, is absolutely essential to your success in the course.

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