The class log (Math 444, Fall 2008)

Last updated: 12/10/2008.


Topics already covered:

1. Monday, 08/25:
Introduction.
Section 1.1: Sets and functions.

2. Wednesday, 08/27:
Section 1.1: Sets and functions (continued).
Section 1.2: Mathematical induction.

3. Friday, 08/29:
Section 1.2: Strong induction.
Section 1.3: Sets and cardinality. Equipollent sets. See also the notes on the subject. The notes were last updated Wednesday, Sep. 3.

4. Wednesday, 09/03:
Section 1.3: Countable and uncountable sets. See also the notes on the subject. The notes were last updated Wednesday, Sep. 3.
Discussion on Homework 1.

5. Friday, 09/05:
Section 1.3: Countable sets (conclusion).
Sections 2.1-2: Axioms of real numbers: algebraic operations. Rational and irrational numbers.

6. Monday, 09/08:
Sections 2.1-2: Axioms of real numbers: order. Arithmetic and geometric mean. Absolute value.
Section 2.3: Completeness properties. Supremum and infimum.

7. Wednesday, 09/10:
Section 2.3: Completeness properties. Supremum and infimum.
Section 2.4: Consequences of completeness. Archimedean Property.
Discussion on Homework 2.

8. Friday, 09/12:
Section 2.4: Consequences of completeness. Square roots. Density theorems.
Section 2.5: Intervals.

9. Monday, 09/15:
Section 2.5: Intervals.
Section 3.1: Sequences and their limits.

10. Wednesday, 09/17:
Section 3.1: Sequences and their limits.
Section 3.2: Limit theorems.
Discussion on Homework 3.

11. Friday, 09/19:
Section 3.2: Limit theorems (continued).
Section 3.3: Monotone sequences.

12. Monday, 09/22:
Section 3.3: Monotone sequences. The number e.
Section 3.4: Subsequences.

13. Wednesday, 09/24:
Section 3.4: Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem.
Section 3.5: The Cauchy criterion for convergence.
Discussion on Homework 4.

14. Friday, 09/26:
Section 3.5: The Cauchy criterion for convergence. Contractive sequences.
Section 3.7: Infinite series.

15. Monday, 09/29:
Section 3.7: Infinite series.
Section 2.5: Binary and decimal expansions.
Section 4.1: Limits of functions.

16. Wednesday, 10/01:
Section 4.1: Limits of functions.
Discussion on Homework 5.

17. Friday, 10/03:
Section 4.1: Limits of functions.
Section 4.2: Limit theorems.

18. Monday, 10/06:
Discussion on the midterm.

19. Wednesday, 10/08:
The midterm.

20. Friday, 10/10:
Brief review of the midterm.
Section 5.1: Continuity of functions. Definition and examples.

21. Monday, 10/13:
Section 5.1: Continuity of functions. Definition and examples.
Section 5.2: Properties of continuous functions.
Section 5.3: Functions, continuous on intervals.

22. Wednesday, 10/15:
Section 5.3: Functions, continuous on intervals.
Discussion on Homework 6.

23. Friday, 10/17:
Section 5.3: Functions, continuous on intervals. Preservation of intervals.
Section 5.4: Uniform continuity.

24. Monday, 10/20:
Section 5.4: Uniform continuity. Extensions of functions.

25. Wednesday, 10/22:
Section 4.3: One-sided limits (a quick review).
Section 5.6: Monotone functions.
Discussion on Homework 7.

26. Friday, 10/24:
Section 5.6: Monotone functions and their discontinuities. Inverse functions.

27. Monday, 10/27:
Section 6.1: The derivative. Differentiation versus continuity. Rules of differentiation.

28. Wednesday, 10/29:
Section 6.1: The Chain Rule of differentiation. Differentiation of inverse functions.
Discussion on Homework 8.

29. Friday, 10/31:
Section 6.1: Differentiation of inverse functions.
Section 6.2: Mean Value Theorem.

30. Monday, 11/03:
Section 6.2: Mean Value Theorem. Applications.

31. Wednesday, 11/05:
Section 6.2: More on Mean Value Theorem. Intermediate Value Theorem for Derivatives.
Discussion on Homework 9.

32. Friday, 11/07:
Section 7.1: Riemann integral. Definition and examples.

33. Monday, 11/10:
Section 7.1: Riemann integral. Basic properties
Section 7.2: More on Riemann integrals.

34. Wednesday, 11/12:
Section 7.2: More on Riemann integrals. Step functions. Continuous functions are Riemann integrable.
Discussion on Homework 10.

35. Friday, 11/14:
Section 7.2: More on Riemann integrals. Monotone functions are Riemann integrable. Additivity of Riemann integrals.

36. Monday, 11/17:
Discussion on Midterm 2.

37. Wednesday, 11/19:
Midterm 2.

38. Friday, 11/21:
Brief review of the midterm.
Section 7.2: More on Riemann integrals. Additivity of Riemann integrals (continued). Exercise 11.

39. Monday, 12/01:
Section 7.2: Exercise 11 (completed).
Section 7.3: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Discussion on Homework 11.

40. Wednesday, 12/03:
Section 7.3: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

41. Friday, 12/05:
Section 7.3: Null sets. Lebesgue criterion of integrability.

42. Monday, 12/08:
Section 6.4: Taylor series.
Discussion on Homework 12.

43. Wednesday, 12/10:
Review for the final.


Coming up:

44. Thursday, 12/11:
Review for the final (12-12:50, AH 145).


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