Math 6110 Fall 2013




Instructor: Bob Strichartz

Email: str@math.cornell.edu

Office: 563 Malott — when the weather is nice I am typically in the garden by the Big Red Barn

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:30 – 11:30 or by appointment.

Grader: Baris Evren Ugurcan

Email: beu4@cornell.edu

Office: 105 Malott (note that office hours are @Malott 218)

Office Hours: Monday 1:20pm-2:20pm and Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm @Malott218

Texts: Real Analysis (RA) and Functional Analysis (FA) by Stein and Shakarchi

Format: Students will do all lecturing. You will have an opportunity to sign up in advance to lecture on specific topics. It's expected that all students read the assigned material, not simply the chosen topics.

Homework: There will be weekly homework assignments, to be handed in on Tuesdays in class. These will be graded and will count toward your grade in the course. You are permitted to collaborate with other students on homework, provided you write up your own solutions. Please indicate on your homework the names of students with whom you worked.

Exams: There will be a takehome midterm due 22 October and a takehome final due 16 December. These will be like the homework except that no collaboration is permitted. There will also be an oral exam during study period (9-10 December) where you will be asked to state theorems and give proofs.

Interview: Please come for a short interview during the first week. I will be available most of the day on both Thursday 22 August and Friday 23 August.

Rough Course Outline:
Week 1,2: RA Ch.1, sections 1-4
Week 3,4: RA Ch.2, sections 1-3
Week 5,6: RA Ch.3, sections 1-3
Week 7,8: RA Ch.4, sections 1-6
Week 9,10: RA Ch.6, sections 1-4
Week 11,12: FA Ch. 1
Week 13,14: FA Ch. 3
Week 15: FA Ch. 4

Assignments and exams:
The following are due on the date indicated.
  1. 10 September, RA 1.6: 4a,6,7,9,11,15,16
  2. 17 September, RA 1.6: 19,20,23,26,28,37
  3. 24 September, RA 2.5: 6,8,9,10,11,15
  4. 01 October, RA 2.5: 4,5,7,12,17,18,19
  5. 08 October, RA 3.5: 2,4,5,8,9
  6. 17 October, RA 3.5: 12,16,17,19,20,21
  7. 22 October, Midterm Exam: TBA
  8. 29 October, RA 4.7: 2,5,7,8a,9,10
  9. 05 November, RA 4.7: 11,13,19,22,25,26
  10. 12 November, RA 6.7: 2,3,4,10,16
  11. 19 November, FA 1.8: 3,6,9,15,17
  12. 26 November, FA 1.8: 25,30,32,33,34
  13. 03 December, FA 4.6: 1,2,5,6,8,12,13
  14. 9-10 December, Oral Exams
  15. 16 December, Final Exam, due at noon: TBA