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MATH 418 - Honors Real Variables II (Fall 2019)

MATH 516 - Linear Analysis (Fall 2019)

Time and Location

Time: MWF 10:00 - 10:50 am
Room: CAB 365


Instructor

Dr. Arno Berger (CAB 683, berger@ualberta.ca)


Office hours

MWF 2:00 - 4:00 pm or by appointment.


General information

Please see this PDF document for all relevant details concerning MATH 418/516. (An abbreviated version of this document will be distributed in class.)


Course notes

Be prepared to take careful notes in class, as no set textbook will be used.

You are welcome to use the fine notes by Dr. Runde (PDF, 0.7MB) for background reading. Be aware, however, that notation and terminology in these notes may differ from the ones used in class.


Material covered in class (Course Diary)

I plan to keep an up-to-date list of the topics, examples etc. covered in class.

Lecture # Date Material covered / special events Remarks/ additional material
    WELCOME TO
MATH 418/516 !!
  
1 Wed
4
Sep 		Preliminaries: linear algebra; the contraction mapping theorem. Handout: Preliminaries.
2 Fri
6
Sep 		Preliminaries: metric topology, completeness and completion(s), compactness.  
3 Mon
9
Sep 		Convex sets and functions. Normed spaces.  
4 Wed
11
Sep 		Basic properties of norms. Banach spaces.  
5 Fri
13
Sep 		First examples. Homework #1 posted on eClass - due 25 September.
6 Mon
16
Sep 		Series in normed spaces: (absolute; unconditional) convergence; summability.  
7 Wed
18
Sep 		Quotients and products. More examples.  
8 Fri
20
Sep 		L^p spaces - a very brief review.  
9 Mon
23
Sep 		Finite- vs. infinite-dimensional spaces. Equivalent norms.  
10 Wed
25
Sep 		Riesz lemma. Characterizations of finite-dimensionality. Examples.  
11 Fri
27
Sep 		Schauder bases. Linear operator basics. Homework #2 posted on eClass - due 16 October.
12 Mon
30
Sep 		Spaces of linear operators.  
13 Wed
2
Oct 		Examples. (Isometrically) isomorphic spaces.  
14 Fri
4
Oct 		Banach-Mazur distance. Dual spaces.  
15 Mon
7
Oct 		Dual operators. Examples.  
16 Wed
9
Oct 		Extending linear functionals.  
17 Fri
11
Oct 		The Hahn-Banach Theorem.  
Mon
14 Oct 		No class. Happy Thanksgiving!
18 Wed
16
Oct 		The bidual. Reflexive spaces. The uniform boundedness theorem. Homework #2 deadline extended to 4pm on 18 October.
19 Fri
18
Oct 		The Banach-Steinhaus and open mapping theorems. Homework #3 posted on eClass - due 6 November.

Practice midterm I posted on eClass.
       

Homework

Throughout the semester, a total of five assignments will be posted on eClass. Unless stated otherwise, the deadline for homework submission is 4:00 pm on Wednesday. Please submit your solutions into the designated MATH 418/516 assignment box on the third floor of CAB.

Three words about cheating:

    Don't Do It !!

Midterm test

Two midterm tests will be held on Friday October 23 and November 27, 2019, respectively, in class.

Some details about the first midterm:

  • Duration: 50 minutes.
  • Material covered: up to, and including Example I.60, i.e., the Hahn-Banach theorem and some of its consequences.
  • NO textbooks, notes, calculators, formula sheets etc.!
  • NO cell-phones, laptops, or other electronics!
  • Please bring a valid ID with you.
  • Good luck!

To help you prepare for the midterm test, a practice version has been posted on eClass - the real test will be very similar.

Final exam

Other material

General information about the department's honors program is available here.