Math 311 - Introduction to Real Analysis I

Course Description (Catalog Copy)

01:640:311 Introduction to Real Analysis I (4)
Introduction to language and fundamental concepts of analysis. The real numbers, sequences, limits, continuity, differentiation in one variable.
Prerequisites: CALC4 and 01:640:300 or permission of department.

Textbook (regular sections)

Introduction to Analysis, 5th edn. by E. D. Gaughan, Cengage, ISBN: 0-534-35177-8;ISBN-13: 9780534351779.

We recommended the paperback edition through Fall 2008. Now we are using the hardcover.

311H (Honors Section): Different Text: Consult the instructor

Course goals

Strengthening student's understanding of

the results of calculus and the basis for their validity
the uses of deductive reasoning

Increasing the student's ability to

understand definitions
understand proofs
analyze conjectures
find counter-examples to false statements,
construct proofs of true statements

Enhancing the student's mathematical communication skills

Fall 2019 Schedule

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