Prerequisite Course/Knowledge:

Elementary knowledge of Calculus Much of mathematics relies on our ability to be able to solve equations, if not in explicit exact forms, then at least in being able to establish the existence of solutions. To do this requires a knowledge of so-called "analysis", which in many respects is just Calculus in very general settings. The foundations for this work are commenced in Real Analysis, a course that develops this basic material in a systematic and rigorous manner in the context of realvalued functions of a real variable.
Instructor: Uttam Singh
Office: Vindhya B5, 205B
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Syllabus covered:

Unit 1 [7.5 hours]

Peano axioms, Addition of natural numbers, Cancellation law, Multiplication of natural numbers, Principle of well ordering, Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, Russel's paradox, Functions and their composition, Images, Inverse images, Power set, Cardinality, Finite/Infinite sets, Integers, Negation of integers, Rationals, Reciprocal of rationals, Absolute value, Distance between rationals, Division algorithm, epsilon-closeness, Gaps in rational numbers

Unit 2 [7.5 hours]

Division algorithm for integers, Principle of infinite descent, Interspersing of integers by rationals, Interspersing of rationals by rationals (density property of rationals), Gaps in rationals, Sequences of rationals, Cauchy sequences, Equivalence of sequences, Bounded sequences, Real numbers as formal limit of rationals, Addition, multiplication and reciprocal of reals, Positive and negative real numbers, Closure of set of nonnegative reals, Archimedian property of reals, Density property of reals, Upper and least upper bounds, Existence of least upper bound on a subset of reals, Existence of least upper bound on the subset of reals, Convergence of sequences of real numbers, Rational powers of real numbers, Bounded sequences, Monotone convergence theore, Limit laws, Extended real line, Limits of some general sequences

Unit 3 [12 hours]

Limit points of a sequence, Relation between limits and limit points, Limit superior and limit inferior, Relation between limsup, liminf, sup, and inf, Relation between convergent sequences and their limsup and liminf, Completeness of the set of all real numbers, Squeeze test for convergence of sequences, Subsequences, Relation between (non)convergence of sequences and the existence of convergent subsequences, Relation between limit points and the existence of convergent subsequences, Real powers of real numbers, Finite series, Algebra of finite series, Summation over finite sets (and their unions and intersetctions), Convergence of infinite series as convergence of sequence of partial sums, Zero test. Absolute convergence of infinite series, Absolute convergence implies (conditional) convergence, Alternating series test, Infinite series laws, Comparison test, Convergence criterion for infinite series: Cauchy's condensation criterion, Root test, Ratio test (in terms of limsup and liminf), Convergence of power series (related Riemann zeta function), Raabe's test for absolute convergence of an infinite series, Rearrangement of series

Unit 4 [12 hours]

Open and Closed intervals, Adherernt points, Closure of sets, Relation between of sets, Examples of closure of sets, Limit points, Closure of rationals is reals, Set of all adherent points and closure of a set, Union of a set and its limit points is closure of the set, Limit points as limits of sequences, Bounded sets, Heine-Borel theorem, Convergence of a function at a point, Convergence of a functions as convergence of sequences, Uniqueness of limit of a function at a point, limit laws for functions, Locality of limits, Contnuity of functions, Equivalent definitions of continuity (epsilon-delta, sequential), Arithmatics preserve continuity, left hand and right hand limits, Bounded function, Continuity on closed intervals imply boundedness, Global optima and extreme value theorem, Intermediate value theorem, Uniform continuity, Infinite adherent points, Limits at infinity, Differentiablity at a point, Differentiability implies continuity, Newton's approximation, Differential calculus, Chain rule of differentiation, Local maxima and minima, Staionarity of local maxima/minima, Rolle's theorem, Mean value theorem, L'Hôpital rule

Textbooks being used:

  • Terence Tao, Analysis I, 3rd ed., Springer, 2016. [Primary]
  • Robert G. Bartle, Donald R. Sherbert, Introduction to Real Analysis, 4th ed., John-wiley & Sons, Inc, 2011.

Weightages:

  • Assignments: 20 marks
  • Quizzes: 20 marks
  • Mid Sem: 20 marks
  • End Sem: 40 marks

Course Calendar

Week Date Lecture Homework
01 05/08/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 1 (Notes by Satkar Juneja)
Peano axioms, Addition of natural numbers, Cancellation law
08/08/25 [Friday] Lecture 2 (Notes by Shradha Kedia)
Multiplication of natural numbers, Principle of well ordering, Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, Russel's paradox
02 12/08/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 3 (Notes by Shradha Kedia)
Functions and their composition, Images, Inverse images, Power set
15/08/25 [Friday] Independence day (No class)
03 19/08/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 4 (Notes by Akshay Gupta)
Cardinality, Finite/Infinite sets, Integers, Negation of integers, Rationals, Reciprocal of rationals
22/08/25 [Friday] Lecture 5 (Notes by Akshay Gupta)
Absolute value, Distance between rationals, Division algorithm for natural numbers, epsilon-closeness, Gaps in rational numbers
04 26/08/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 6 (Notes by Shradha Kedia)
Division algorithm for integers, Principle of infinite descent, Interspersing of integers by rationals, Interspersing of rationals by rationals (density property of rationals), Gaps in rationals
Practice Problems 1 (with solution)
29/08/25 [Friday] Quiz 1 Solution of Quiz 1
05 02/09/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 7 (Notes by Aryan Pravin)
Sequences of rationals, Cauchy sequences, Equivalence of sequences, Bounded sequences, Real numbers as formal limit of rationals, Addition, multiplication and reciprocal of reals
04/09/25 [Thursday] Lecture 8 (Notes by Sanyam Asthana)
Positive and negative real numbers, Closure of set of nonnegative reals, Archimedian property of reals, Density property of reals, Upper and least upper bounds, Existence of least upper bound on a subset of reals
06 09/09/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 9 (Notes by Satkar Juneja)
Existence of least upper bound on the subset of reals, Convergence of sequences of real numbers, Rational powers of real numbers
12/09/25 [Friday] Lecture 10 (Notes by Sanyam Asthana)
Bounded sequences, Monotone convergence theore, Limit laws, Extended real line, Limits of some general sequences
07 16/09/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 11 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Limit points of a sequence, Relation between limits and limit points, Limit superior and limit inferior
Practice Problems 2 (with solution)
19/09/25 [Friday] Lecture 12 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Relation between limsup, liminf, sup, and inf, Relation between convergent sequences and their limsup and liminf, Completeness of the set of all real numbers
Assignment 1
Due Tue 10/10
08 24/09/25 [Tuesday] Mid Sem
Mid-Sem Question Paper
Mid-Sem Solution
26/09/25 [Friday] Lecture 13 (Notes by Ambika S)
Relation between limit points and limit superior and limit inferior, Squeeze test for convergence of sequences, Subsequences, Relation between (non)convergence of sequences and the existence of convergent subsequences
09 30/09/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 14 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Relation between limit points and the existence of convergent subsequences, Real powers of real numbers, Finite series, Algebra of finite series
03/10/25 [Friday] Lecture 16 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Summation over finite sets (and their unions and intersetctions), Convergence of infinite series as convergence of sequence of partial sums, Zero test
10 07/10/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 16 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Absolute convergence of infinite series, Absolute convergence implies (conditional) convergence, Alternating series test, Infinite series laws, Comparison test
10/10/25 [Friday] Lecture 17 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Convergence criterion for infinite series: Cauchy's condensation criterion, Root test, Ratio test (in terms of limsup and liminf), Convergence of power series (related Riemann zeta function)
11 14/10/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 18 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Raabe's test for absolute convergence of an infinite series, Rearrangement of series
17/10/25 [Friday] Lecture 19 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Open and Closed intervals, Adherernt points, Closure of sets, Relation between of sets, Examples of closure of sets, Limit points
12 21/10/25 [Tuesday] No Class
24/10/25 [Friday] Lecture 20 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Closure of rationals is reals, Set of all adherent points and closure of a set, Union of a set and its limit points is closure of the set, Limit points as limits of sequences, Bounded sets, Heine-Borel theorem
Practice Problems 3 (with solution)
13 28/10/25 [Tuesday] Quiz 2
Quiz 2 Question Paper
Quiz 2 Solutions
31/10/25 [Friday] Lecture 21 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Convergence of a function at a point, Convergence of a functions as convergence of sequences, Uniqueness of limit of a function at a point, limit laws for functions
14 04/11/25 [Tuesday] No Class
07/11/25 [Friday] Lecture 22 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Locality of limits, Contnuity of functions, Equivalent definitions of continuity (epsilon-delta, sequential)
15 11/11/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 23 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Arithmatics preserve continuity, left hand and right hand limits, Bounded function, Continuity on closed intervals imply boundedness, Global optima and extreme value theorem
14/11/25 [Friday] Lecture 24 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Intermediate value theorem, Uniform continuity, Infinite adherent points, Limits at infinity
15/11/25 [Saturday] Lecture 25 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Differentiablity at a point, Differentiability implies continuity, Newton's approximation, Differential calculus, Chain rule of differentiation
Assignment 2
Due Tue 02/12
16 18/11/25 [Tuesday] Lecture 26 (Notes by Uttam Singh)
Local maxima and minima, Staionarity of local maxima/minima, Rolle's theorem, Mean value theorem, L'Hôpital rule
Practice Problems 4 (with solution)
17 26/11/25 [Wednesday] End Sem