Orientation 2008

Orientation for entering graduate students will run from Wednesday August 6 through Wednesday August 20 (with some final homework problems due on Friday August 22). The first meeting will be at 10:00am Wednesday August 6 in room 199 Cupples I. The tentative plan is that on MWF we will study analysis in the 10am-noon session, go to lunch together, then study linear algebra in a 1:00pm-3:00pm session. On TT you will work on exercises in a less structured fashion. The classroom will be available, as well as other places in Cupples I where you can work together with each other or with a mentor.

First social event: Dinner at 6:00 pm Friday Aug 8 at my house. Details and directions will be given during that day's afternoon session.

Here is a tentative schedule for what material we'll cover. Adjustments will be made whenever they seem advisable. Two copies of each text book are on one-day reserve in the math library.

Analysis

Text: Introduction to Analysis, by Arthur Mattuck.

The plan is to cover Chapter 21 Improper integrals, Chapter 26 Integrals with a parameter, and Chapter 27 Differentiating Improper Integrals.
In class we'll do the Questions in each section and the Exercises at the end of each chapter. The Problems at the end of the Chapter are homework, to be written up and handed in at the date noted in the schedule below.

Wed, Aug 6, 10am-noon: Introduction and Sect. 21.1 Improper Integrals: Basic Definitions.

Fri, Aug 8, 10am-noon: Sect. 21.2 Comparison Theorems.

Mon, Aug 11, 10am-noon: Sect. 21.3 The gamma function.

Wed, Aug 13, 10am-noon: Sect. 21.4 Absolute and conditional convergence.

Fri, Aug 15, 10am-noon: Sect. 26.1 Integrals depending on a parameter.
                         Sect. 26.2 Differentiation under the integral sign.

Mon, Aug 18, 10am-noon: Sect. 26.2 continued, Sect. 26.3 Fubini's Theorem.

Wed, Aug 20, 10am-noon: Sect. 27.1 Introduction and Sect. 27.2 Pointwise vs. uniform convergence of integrals.
                         Sect. 27.3 Continuity theorem for improper integrals and
                         Sect. 27.4 Integrating and differentiating improper integrals.

Fri, Aug 22, 3pm: Problems at end of Chapter 27 are due.

Algebra

Text: Linear Algebra, 2nd ed., by Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze. The plan is to cover Chapter 8 and the first three sections of Chapter 9.
Do the exercises at the end of each section. Some exercises will be collected.

Wed, Aug 6, 1pm-3pm: Sect. 8.1 Inner Products.

Fri, Aug 8, 1pm-3pm: Sect. 8.2 Inner Product Spaces.

Mon, Aug 11, 1pm-3pm: Sect. 8.3 Linear Functionals and Adjoints.

Wed, Aug 13, 1pm-3pm: Sect. 8.4 Unitary Operators.

Fri, Aug 15, 1pm-3pm: Sect. 8.5 Normal Operators.

Mon, Aug 18, 3pm-5pm: Sect. 9.1 & 9.2 Forms on Inner Product Spaces.

Wed, Aug 20, 3pm-5pm: Sect. 9.3 Positive Forms.

Fri, Aug 22, 3pm: Hand in designated exercises from Section 9.3.


Gary Jensen
Last modified: Tue Jul 8 16:59:07 CDT 2008