MCS 220, Introduction to Real Analysis
(10:30-11:20 MTuThF in OHS 321)


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9/6 9/13 pp. 1-4 in Trench Do problems 1.1.1, 2, 4 in Trench. Decide if the following are fields:
  1. R[x]=the set of all polynomials with real number coefficients under the usual addition and multiplication of polynomials,
  2. S=the set of all invertible functions from the real numbers to the real numbers under the usual addition and multiplication of functions,
  3. T=the set of all invertible functions from the real numbers to the real numbers under the usual addition and composition of functions for multiplication.
9/13 9/20 pp. 4-7 Homework 2
9/20 9/27 pp. 7-8, 10-12 Do problems 1.1.5, 6, 7a, 8, 9 in Trench. In problem 5, assume that S is a subset of the real numbers.
9/27 10/4 pp. 8, 10-13 Do problems 1.1.7b, 10-12 in Trench
10/4 Section 1.2 (pp. 10-15) Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam.
10/11 10/18 pp. 14, 15, 19-21 Do problems 1.2.5, 11, 13, 17, 22 in Trench
10/18 10/25 pp. 21-23 Do problems 1.2.21 and 1.3.2, 3 in Trench
10/25 11/1 pp. 24-27 Do problems 1.3.7, 8, 17-19 in Trench
11/1 pp. 25-27, 30-33 Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam.
11/8 11/15 pp. 33-39 Do problems 1.3.16, 20-22 in Trench. In 1.3.22, the word dense is missing in the first sentence. It should start as "A set S is dense in a set T if ..."
11/15 11/22 pp. 38-42 Do problems 2.1.4, 6, 9a, 10 in Trench.
11/22 12/2 pp. 43-47 Do problems 2.1.7, 12, 19 in Trench.
11/26 12/6 pp. 53-58 Do problems 2.1.15ad, 13a, 25, 26 in Trench.
12/6 12/12 (notice it's Thursday) pp. 59-64, 73-77 Do problems 2.2.5, 7, 14 and 2.3.3 in Trench.

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