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Real Analysis I ---Math 341

Instructor: Carol S. Schumacher
Spring, 2014

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Monday, January 13

Introduction to the Real Number system---The Field Axioms Sections 1.1 & 1.2
Wednesday, January 15 Field Axioms, cont. Excursion A Class: Problems 3 & 5 in section 1.2--- assigned in groups.
Friday, January 17 The Order Axioms Section 1.3 Class: Exercises 1.2.7(3) (everyone!) and 1.3.1. (groups!)
Notebooks: Problems 4, 5, 8, & 9(bf) in section 1.3. (Note: you cannot use Thm. 1.3.6. on problems 4 and 5. Prove from the definitions.)
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Monday, January 20 The Order Axioms (cont.)   Class: Problem 10 in section 1.3
Parts 1,6, 8: Everyone. Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7: assigned individually.
Notebooks: Problems 11 and 12 in section 1.3
Note: MLK day. Class meets from 9-9:40
Wednesday, January 22 Order Axioms (cont).   Class: Problems 1 and 2 in section 1.4. 
Friday, January 24 The Least Upper Bound Property Section 1.4 through theorem 1.4.7.

Class: Problems 1 and 2 in section 1.4.
Notebook problems collected (through 1.3)

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Monday, January 27 The Least Upper Bound Property Rest of Section 1.4 (proof of Theorem 1.4.8 is optional)

Class: Problem 8 in section 1.4. Be able to give a graphical description of what each part means. Prove what you can.

Wednesday, January 29 Distances Section 2.1 Class: Problems 1, 2, & 3 in Chapter 2.
Friday, January 31 QUIZ #1---Thm. 1.4.4
Distances (cont.)
Section 2.2 Notebooks: Problems 4 and 5 in Chapter 2.
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Monday, February 3 Open Sets Section 3.1 Class: Problems 1, 3, and 4 in Section 3.1.
Wednesday, February 5 Open Sets   Class: Problems 7(abc), 10, 11 in Section 3.1.
Friday, February 7 Open Sets (cont.) * Notebooks: Problems 2, 6, 7(d), and 8, 12(abcde) in Section 3.1.
Notebooks problems Chpt 2 due.
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Monday, February 10

Finish with Open Sets

   
Wednesday, February 12

Introducing sequences
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Section 0.4 through Exercise 0.4.12

Class: Problem 1 in 0.4

Friday, February 14

Finish sequences Introducing Convergence of Sequences

Sections 3.2 and 3.3  
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Monday, February 17 Convergence of Sequences   Notebooks problems on Sections 3.1 (due by Tuesday, February 20 at 5 p.m.)
Wednesday, February 19 Convergence of Sequences---Class presentations   Class: Problem 1, 2, 3 in Section 3.3 and Problem 2 in Section 3.4. (Note, you do not need to read Section 3.4 to do problem 2! It's just a good convergent sequence problem.)
Friday, February 21 Convergence of Sequences---Continue Class presentations   Class: Problems 4 and 7 in Section 3.3.
Notebooks
: Problems 5, 6, and 8 in Section 3.3.
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Monday, February 24 QUIZ #2---Thm. 3.3.7
Convergence of Sequences---Finish Class presentations
from 3.3
   
Wednesday, February 26 Sequences in R Section 3.4 Class: Problems 4, 7 in Section 3.4.
Notebooks: Problems 5 & 9 (cases 4 and 5, only) in Section 3.4
Friday, February 28

Sequences in R, cont.

  Notebooks problems collected on Section 3.3.

Spring Break

Monday, March 17 Sequential Limits in R and R^n Excursion D

Work on Class Problems: 1, 2(b), & 3 in Excursion D.

Wednesday, March 19 Finish --- Sequential Limits in R and R^n
Limit Points and Closed Sets
Sections 3.5 and 3.6
Class: Problem 3 in Section 3.5, and Problems 2, 3, and 5 in Section 3.6
Notebooks: Problem 4 in Excursion D.
Friday, March 21 Limit Points and Closed Sets   Notebooks: Problems 1(ab) and 4a in Section 3.5. And Problems 4 and 8 in Section 3.6
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Monday, March 24 Open sets, closed set, and the closure of a set--- an introduction and work day Section 3.7 Notebooks problems collected from Sections 3.4 and Excursion D.
Wednesday, March 26 Open sets, closed set, and the closure of a set---class presentations   Class: Problems 4 & 5ab in Section 3.7.
Notebooks: Section 3.7:.Problems 1, 5c, and 6.
Friday, March 28 Limit of a function at a point---a work day.
Takehome Midterm distributed
Midterms will cover material through section 3.7
Sections 4.1 and 4.2 Class: Problem 1 in Section 4.2.
Notebooks: Problem 2 in section 4.2.

Notebooks problems collected from Sections 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7.
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Monday, March 31
In-Class Midterm
Will include a request to prove theorem 3.5.1---this will count as Quiz #3.
Wednesday, April 2 Continuity, a work day Section 4.3 Class: Problems 1, 2, and 4 in Section 4.3.
Friday, April 4 Finish Continuity and introduce Uniform Continuity Section 4.4

Notebooks: Problems 6a & 9a in Section 4.3. (6b counts as extra credit.)
Takehome Midterm Due

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Monday, April 7 Finish Uniform Continuity  

Class: Problems 1 and 2 in Section 4.4
Notebooks: Problems 3 and 4 in Section 4.4.

Wednesday, April 9

Work Day on real-valued functions

Sections 5.1 & 5.3
Excursion E
 
Friday, April 11

QUIZ #4---Thm. 4.3.5

More work on real-valued functions.

Read sections 5.1 and 5.3 and Excursion E again! Notebooks: Problem 6 in Section 5.1. Problems 1, 2, and 3 in Section 5.3.
Problems 1(a,c,e) in Excursion E.2

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Monday, April 14 Introducing Compactness Section 7.1 Notebook problems collected on Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4.
Class: Carefully think through Example 7.1.2. Work throught Exercise 7.1.5
Wednesday, April 16 Continuity and compactness Section 7.2

Class: Problems 3 and 5 in Section 7.1. Problem 3 in Section 7.2.
Notebooks: Problems 6 &14 in Section 7.1. Problems 2 & 5 in Section 7.2. Without proving problem 4, comment on the result. What does it tell you? Why is this significant?

Friday, April 18 Completeness---just a taste

Sections 6.1 and 6.2. Class: Problem 1 in Section 6.1
Notebooks: Problem 3 in Section 6.1 and Problem 1 in Section 6.2
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Monday, April 21 The Intermediate Value Theorem---a work day. Section 8.1 Notebooks: Problem 1 in Section 8.1
Wednesday, April 23 Sequences of Functions Sections 12.1 and 12.2. Class: Problems 2, 3, 4, 5 in Section 12.2 (assigned in groups for presentation on this day.)
Friday, April 25 Sequences of Functions---cont.   Class: Problems 6, 10(ab) and 11(bc) in Section 12.2
Notebooks:
Problems 7, 9, 10(cd), and 11(de) in Section 12.2.
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Monday, April 28 Sequences of Functions---cont.   Notebook problems collected on Sections 7.1, 7.2, 6.1 and 6.2
Wednesday, April 30 Sequences of Functions---cont.  
Friday, May 2 Interchange of Limit Operations
Takehome exam distributed.
Section 12.4 through the bottom of page 251. Come prepared with questions!
Notebooks problem collected on section 12.2.
 

Final Examination

6:30 p.m. on May 12, 2004

(Note: This is the scheduled time for the Period 3 courses)