Introduction to Mathematical Analysis — MAN

  • Instructor: Attila Losonczi
    Contact: alosonczi2@gmail.com
  • Prerequisites: Calculus
  • Text: class notes

Course description:

This course provides a rigorous introduction to real analysis, covering both the foundations of the subject and its central theorems. Emphasis is placed on understanding concepts

Topics

  • Foundations
    • Basic logical concepts and proof techniques
    • The real numbers and their structure, Axioms of the real numbers
    • Subsets of R: boundedness, supremum/infimum, density, countability and uncountability
  • Numerical Sequences & Series
    • Convergence of sequences: accumulation points, limsup/liminf
    • Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, Cauchy criterion
    • Limit of recursive sequences
    • Asymptotic equality of sequences
    • Convergence tests and criteria
    • Infinite series: absolute vs. conditional convergence
  • Functions of One Variable
    • Limit, limsup, liminf, oscillation, continuity and types of discontinuities
    • Uniform continuity (Heine–Cantor theorem)
    • Differentiation: mean value theorems, applications
    • Integration: Riemann integral, improper integrals, Lebesgue’s criterion, Riemann–Stieltjes integral
  • Functions of Several Variables
    • Limits and continuity in higher dimensions
    • Differentiation and the chain rule
    • Extrema
  • Sequences & Series of Functions
    • Pointwise vs. uniform convergence
    • Power series and Taylor series
    • Analytic functions
  • Metric Spaces
    • Open/closed sets, convergence, compactness, connectedness
    • Completeness, separability
    • Banach fixed-point theorem

    The course balances rigorous theory with problem-solving practice. By the end, students will have a deep understanding of the building blocks of modern analysis.