Math 8602  Real Analysis (in combination with 8601, fall 2004)

Spring Semester, Jan 17 - May 13 2005MWF 12:20-1:10pm at Vincent Hall  113 (New)


Instructor:

Jackie Shen,  VinH 539,  (612) 625-3570;  Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:20pm.
Prerequisite:
Math 5615H Honors: Introduction to Analysis.

Topics:

As specified in the School's Qualifying Exam Syllabi: 
  • Basic Theory: continuity, Riemann-Stieltjes integrals, bounded variation, equicontinuity; Ascoli-Arzela, Stone-Weierstrass, Baire category
  • Lebesgue Integration Theory: outer measure, measurable sets and functions, integration;  
    Theorems: Egorov, Lusin, convergence,  Fubini, and Tonelli
  • Differentiation Theory: maximal functions, Lebesgue differentiation theorem, Vitali's covering lemma, absolute continuity, monotonicity, convexity
  • Abstract Integration Theory: Borel measures, Caratheodory-Hahn extension, convergence theorems, Hahn decomposition, Radon-Nikodym theorem
  • Harmonic/Functional Analysis (Intro):  Lp-spaces, convolution and mollification, Hilbert spaces, orthonormal sets and Fourier series,  linear functionals, Plancherel Theorem

Special Interest:

If time permits, I also attempt to touch on some favorite topics like:  Distribution theory,  Sobolev functions,  general BV theory,  martingale theory in probability, as well as some applications of Real Analysis in modern Information and Pattern Theory.

Ref. Books:

  • G. B. Folland:  Real Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999. (Detailed, comprehensive, but def-thm-proof style could lose you)
  • R. L.Wheeden and A. Zygmund: Measure and Integral, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1977. (Used in preceding years by Prof. Max Jodeit, and strongly recommended by Prof. Max Jodeit)
  • W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 1987. (One of the most popular)
  • For graduate courses, I never strictly follow any particular book. Attending lectures and taking notes are important for you.

Course Load:

There will be weekly homeworks (graded by a paper grader);  one midterm (Friday, March 11, during the normal lecture time),  and one final ( 12:20pm-1:20pm, Wednesday, May 4).

Grading:

Homework 30%;      Midterm: 30%;      Final Exam: 40%

A Note:

Among the 29 registered graduate students, many are from Econ, Stat, EECS,   or other depts.   On the other hand, for math graduate students, this is a core course often oriented towards qualifying exams.  So I will try my best for such a mixed audience.

Holidays

Spring Break: March 14-March 18, 2005

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