Instructor: David Walnut

Office: ST1, room 261

Phone: 703 993 1478 (voice);  703 993 1491 (fax)

email: dwalnut@gmu.edu

Course web page: Access through the Math Department's homepage

Office hours: MW 1:00-2:30pm and by appointment.

Text William R. Wade, An Introduction to Analysis (third edition)

Topics: The course will cover portions of Chapters 6-8, 11-13 in the text.

This course is a continuation of Math 315. The aims and approach of this course are the same as for 315, stated in the previous
syllabus as follows: The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the arguments and techniques that are used in modern analysis, and in particular will help the student develop a facility with the limiting processes that occur regularly throughout mathematics. In addition the course reinforces the theory of differentiation and integration learned previously and places it on a firmer footing. Finally the course provides a mathematically rigorous foundation for solving problems in more advanced applied mathematics including numerical analysis, differential equations, and functional analysis.

The prerequisite for this course is C or better in Math 315.

Homework.  Homework exercises from the text will be assigned regularly, collected and graded. Your homework grade will count for approximately 3/5 of your final grade.

Exams. A midterm exam will be given on Wednesday, March~4, and a final exam on Monday, May~11, 1:30pm-4:15pm in the same room where we have class. The final exam will not be cumulative. Each exam will count for approximately 1/5 of your final grade.