Math 446
Principles of Analysis I
Fall 2008
The course
This course covers the real numbers (their construction and properties); point-set topology in the setting of metric spaces; the concepts of convergence, continuity, connectedness, completeness, compactness, and category; and an introduction to spaces of functions.
- Textbook
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The required textbook is Real Analysis by N. L. Carothers, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN–13: 978–0521497565. The course covers approximately Chapters 1–11 of the textbook.
- Prerequisite
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The prerequisite for this course is Math 409 (Advanced Calculus I). That course covers many of the same topics as Math 446, but in the particular setting of the real line rather than in the more abstract setting of metric spaces.
- Venue
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The course meets 9:35–10:50 on Tuesday and Thursday in
CE 222.
- Web site
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www.math.tamu.edu/~boas/courses/446-2008c/
- The two sections
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Section 500 is the regular section, and Section 200 is the honors section. The two sections meet together at the same time in the same room. There will be some special problems for the honors section on the homework assignments and on the examinations.
Exams and Grades
- The two mid-term exams are scheduled for
Thursday 25 September and Thursday 30 October.
Each of these exams counts for 25% of the course grade.
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The final examination, which has been scheduled by the Registrar for 12:30–14:30 on Friday 5 December, counts for 25% of the course grade.
- Homework counts for 25% of the course grade.
The instructor
The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. Office hours are in 202 Milner Hall,
11:10–12:00, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; also by appointment. Contact information: email boas@tamu.edu, office telephone 979–845–7269.
Other information
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