College of the Holy Cross, Spring 2017

Syllabus for Math 242 (Principles of Analysis)

Professor Hwang, (rhymes with song)

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The schedule below is subject to minor changes. Any substantial corrections will be announced by email and/or in class.

Day Date Section Topics
M Jan 23   Advising
W Jan 25 Section 1.4 Sets of Real numbers
F Jan 27 Section 2.1-2.2 The Real Numbers
M Jan 30 Section 2.3-2.4 Order Properties, Exponentiation
W Feb 1 Section 2.5 The Triangle Inequalities
F Feb 3 Section 3.1 Intervals
M Feb 6 Section 3.3 Upper and Lower Bounds
W Feb 8 Section 3.3 Suprema and Infima
F Feb 10 Section 3.4 Topology
M Feb 13 Section 4.1 Sequences and Limits
W Feb 15 Section 4.1 Properties of Limits
F Feb 17 Section 4.1 Inequalities, Infinite Limits
M Feb 20 Section 4.2 Subsequences
W Feb 22 Section 4.3 Cauchy Sequences
F Feb 24 Section 4.4 Infinite Series
M Feb 27 Section 4.4 Absolute Summability
W Mar 1 Section 5.1 Functions
F Mar 3   Midterm 1
M Mar 6   Spring Break
W Mar 8   Spring Break
F Mar 10   Spring Break
M Mar 13 Section 5.2 Images and Preimages
W Mar 15 Section 5.4 Power Series
F Mar 17 Section 6.1 Continuity
M Mar 20 Section 6.2 Limits
W Mar 22 Section 6.2 One-Sided Limits
F Mar 24 Section 6.2 Calculi of Sloppiness
M Mar 27 Section 6.3 Continuity of Power Series
W Mar 29 Section 6.3 The Intermediate and Extreme Value Theorems
F Mar 31 Section 7.1 Partitions and Riemann Sums
M Apr 3 Section 7.2 Properties of the Integral
W Apr 5 Section 7.3 Criteria for Integrability
F Apr 7 Section 7.4 Definite Integrals
M Apr 10 Section 7.5 Integration of Power Series
W Apr 12   Midterm 2
F Apr 14   Easter
M Apr 17   Easter
W Apr 19 Section 8.1 Differentiability
F Apr 21 Section 8.2 Differentiation Rules
M Apr 24 Section 8.3 The Mean Value Theorem
W Apr 26 Section 9.1 The Fundamental Theorems
F Apr 28 Section 9.2 Taylor's Theorem
M May 1 Section 9.3 Differentiation of Power Series
W May 3 Section 10.1 The Exponential Function
F May 5 Section 10.2 Representations of exp
M May 8 Section 11.1 Circular Functions