Instructor: Herbert B. Enderton
hbe@math.ucla.edu Office MS 7905. Office hours Mon. & Wed. 2:00-3:30.Teaching Assistant: Adrian Ioana
adiioana@math.ucla.edu Office MS 2954. Office hours Tues. & Thurs. 11-12.Our "virtual office hours" for this class are available 24/7.
"ANALYSIS"
In this course you get to do real mathematics.
The topics are drawn from calculus: limits, integrals, derivatives.
But this time the emphasis is on understanding exactly what
these are, and why the statements we make about them are true.
Our goal is to be able to reason with the concepts.
See also the
Mathematics Department's description
of this course, and their
course outline.
Prerequisites: A thorough understanding of calculus. Our main order of business is proving theorems (not calculating numbers). For this reason, it would help to have had some positive experience with proofs before taking this course.
Textbook: Fundamental Ideas of Analysis by Michael Reed. The book is available in the ASUCLA bookstore now.
Homework: Yes! Although the homework problem sets account for only a small part of the course grade, you should definitely do them, in order to master the material. Besides, every little bit helps, especially if the tests do not all go well. Late homework will normally not be graded.
Tests: There will be a first midterm exam on Wednesday, February 1, and a second midterm on Wednesday, March 1. The final exam is on Monday, March 20, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. (exam code 5). Note that this is the first day of exam week.
Grading: The final exam constitutes a large part of the grade. The two midterms together constitute another large part. The homework accounts for a small part. ("Large" means 40-50%. "Small" means no more than 10%.) To get an Incomplete grade, you must be doing passing work when struck by unforeseen external disaster.
Website: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~hbe/131a.3.06w