MA362 Spring 2008 Syllabus

Topic NumberMajor TopicText SectionSubtopics
1 Completeness 2.6 The Cauchy Criterion and Completeness
2 The Basic Topology of R 3.1 The Cantor Set
3.2Open and Closed Sets
3.3Compact Sets
3.4Perfect Sets and Connected Sets
3.5Baire's Theorem
3 Functional Limits and Continuity 4.1 The Examples of Dirichlet and Thomae
4.2Functional Limits
4.3Combinations of Continuous Functions
4.4Continuous Functions on Compact Sets
4.5The Intermediate Value Theorem
4.6Sets of Discontinuity
4 The Derivative 5.1 Are Derivatives Continuous?
5.2Derivatives and the Intermediate Value Theorem
5.3The Mean Value Theorem
5.4A Continuous Nowhere-Differentiable Function
5 Sequences and Series of Functions 6.1 Branching Processes
6.2Derivatives and the Intermediate Value Theorem
6.3Uniform Convergence and Differentiation
6.4Series of Functions
6.5Power Series
6.6Taylor Series
6 The Riemann Integral 7.1 How Should Integration be Defined?
7.2The Definition of the Riemann Integral
7.3Integrating Functions with Discontinuities
7.4Properties of the Integral
7.5The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
7.6Lebesgue's Criterion for Riemann Integrability
7 Additional Topics 8.1 The Generalized Riemann Integral
8.2Metric Spaces and the Baire Category Theorem
8.3Fourier Series
8.4A Construction of R from Q