Instructor: Florin Boca

Office: 371 Altgeld Hall

E-mail: fboca at illinois dot edu

Textbook: R.G. Bartle and D.R. Sherbert, Introduction to Real Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (4th edition)

Prerequisites: Math 241; MATH 347 or MATH 348, or equivalent.

Course description: Careful treatment of the theoretical aspects of the calculus of functions of a real variable intended for those who do not plan to take graduate courses in Mathematics. Topics include the real number system, limits, continuity, derivatives, and the Riemann integral. 3 or 4 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both MATH 444 and either Math 424 or MATH 447. 4 hours of credit requires approval of the instructor and department with completion of additional work of substance.

Syllabus

For lecture notes, HW solutions, test scores etc. you should sign at Canvas

Lectures:

Office hours: Wed 4-5 pm, Th 3-4 pm, or by appointment

Course materials: Canvas

Academic integrity: Student code

Grading policy: Comprehensive final exam: 35%; Best two midterm scores (out of three tests): 40%; Homework: 25%.

Homework and quiz policy: There will be 14 HW assignments. Assignments ⋕ 2,4,6,8,10,12,14 will be collected. Assignments ⋕ 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 will not be collected. Instead, a 15 min quiz with two problems from that assignment will be given in class.

Only the best 10 (out of 14) scores will count. As a result HW extensions or make-up quizzes will not be normally allowed.

Grader: Vivek Kaushik

Midterm exams calendar(during class time): Midterm 1: February 24 Midterm 2: March 29 Midterm 3: April 28.

Final exam:

Last modified: January 14, 2023