- Professor: Sam Hsiao
- Office: Albee 301
- Phone: ext. 7191 (from off campus dial 845-758-7191)
- Office hours: M 1:30-3:30, W 11:00-12:00, or by appointment (check my schedule)
- Email: last name at bard dot edu
- Class schedule: TTh 2:30 - 3:50, Hegeman 106
- Textbook: Ethan Bloch, The Real Numbers and Real Analysis, prepublication version dated 7/2/08
| Week | Reading | Assignments, handouts, and announcements |
| 9/1-9/5 | 2.1-2.6 (skim 2.5) | Handout: Course information Problem Set 1 due Tuesday 9/8: 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.4.9 |
| 9/8-9/12 | 3.1-3.3 |
Problem Set 2 due Tuesday 9/16: 2.6.3, 2.6.5, 2.6.17, 3.2.1, 3.2.2 |
| 9/15-9/19 | 3.4-3.5 (up to Lemma 3.5.3) |
Problem Set 3 due Tuesday 9/23: 3.2.3, 3.2.5, 3.2.8, 3.2.10, 3.3.1 If you are asked to give an example of a function, be sure to prove that your function has the properties you claim. |
| 9/22-9/26 | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
Problem Set 4 due Tuesday 9/30: 3.3.3, 3.3.6, 3.5.1, 3.5.6 |
| 9/30-10/3 | 4.4, 4.5 | Exam 1 due 10/10 |
| 10/6-10/10 | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | Exam 1 due 10/10 |
| 10/13-10/17 | 5.3 |
Problem Set 5 due Tuesday 10/21: 4.4.2, 4.4.3 |
| 10/20-10/24 | 5.4, 5.5 |
Problem Set 6 due Tuesday 10/27: 4.4.6, 5.2.7, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2(1) |
| 10/27-10/31 | 5.5, 5.6 |
Problem Set 7 due Tuesday 11/4: 3.3.2, 5.4.3, 5.5.9 |
| 11/3-11/7 | 5.6, 8.1, 8.2 |
Exam 2 due 11/18 |
| 11/10-11/14 | 8.2, 8.3 |
Exam 2 due 11/18 |
| 11/17-11/21 | 8.4, 9.2 |
Problem Set 8 due Tuesday 11/25: 8.2.7, 8.2.10, 8.3.7, 8.3.12, 5.4.13* (this last one is optional extra credit) |
| 11/24-11/28 | 9.3 - 9.5 | Thanksgiving break -- no homework |
| 12/1-12/5 | 9.5, 10.2 |
Problem Set 9 due Tuesday 12/9: 8.4.4, 9.2.3, 9.4.5, 9.5.3, 9.5.6.
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