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Math 240-Real Analysis, General Information
Fall 2008--Spring 2009



Course Description

This course is about measure theory and integration theory of functions. It also contains some simple set topology and functional analysis. By the end we shall also cover some basics of Sobolev functions, distribution theory and fourier analysis needed for the study of linear PDE.

Each quarter there will be a midterm and a final exam.

The complete course schedule will be available and updated weekly.


Instructors

Name Office E-mail Phone Office Hours
Ni, Lei AP&M 5250 lni@math.ucsd.edu 534-2704 MF 11-11:50 am, W 1:00-1:50pm


Course Time and Location

Section Instructor Time Place
A00 Ni MWF 10:00-10:50 pm APM 5402


Texts

Required Text: Real Analysis, 2nd edition, by Folland. Johns Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999

Recommend Alternate Text: (1) Measure theory and fine properties of functions, by Evans and Gariepy, CRC press 1992; (2) Real Analysis, 3rd edition, by Royden. Pearson Education, 1988

References: Functional Analysis by F. Riesz and B. Nagy, New York, Ungar, 1956. Lectures on Geometric Measure Theory, by Leon Simon, Centre for Mathematical Analysis, Australian National University, 1984

Handout of lecture on 02/22


Exams

There will be one midterm and one final exam.

Homework

There will be weekly homework assignments. Please check weekly for the updates. Many problems will be assigned every week. The one with (*) have to be turned in by the next week's Monday. The rest problems are recommended (which means that you should think about them and know how to solve them too). The exams will be based on lectures and homework problems. The course TA is Chad Wildman . He has office hours 2-3:30pm Thursday at 6414B or any time you can catch him. The problem session will meet at 1-2pm of Thursday in APM 7218.

Solutions to the HW


Schedule

The course schedule will be updated weekly.


Grades

Grades will be based on the following percentages.
Homework 30%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 45%

Last modified: Wed September 08, 14:49:08 PST 2007