Mathematics 355 - Intro to Analysis

Fall
2015
01
4.00
Harris Daniels
MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM; TH 01:00PM-01:50PM
Amherst College
MATH-355-01-1516F
SMUD 207; SMUD 204
hdaniels@amherst.edu

Completeness of the real numbers; topology of n-space including the Bolzano-Weierstrass and Heine-Borel theorems; sequences, properties of functions continuous on sets; infinite series, uniform convergence. The course may also study the Gamma function, Stirling’s formula, or Fourier series. Four class hours per week. 


Requisite: MATH 211 and prior experience with mathematical proofs (MATH 271 or 272 recommended), or consent of the instructor. Students with a grade of B+ or lower in linear algebra are encouraged to take another 200-level course with proofs before taking MATH 355.  Limited of 25 students fall semester.  Professor TBA.  No limit for spring semester.  Professor TBA.


 

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.