Unit name | Analysis |
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Unit code | MATH10011 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Jordan |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
A in A Level Mathematics or equivalent |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | School of Mathematics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Analysis introduces the style of logically precise formulation and reasoning that is characteristic of university-level mathematics; it studies the foundations of elementary calculus in this style using logical quantifiers. It starts from basic properties of the real numbers, studies sequences and series, functions and their limit points, and basic results on continuous functions. It also presents a rigourous treatment of differentiation and integration, and includes inverse functions, series, expronential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, uniform continuity, and sequences and series of functions.
The unit aims to provide some basic tools and concepts for mathematics at the undergraduate level, with particular emphasis on fostering students' ability to think clearly and to appreciate the difference between a mathematically correct treatment and one that is merelyheuristic; introducing rigorous mathematical treatments of some fundamental topics in mathematics and preparing students for higher level pure mathematics courses involving analysis.
Additional unit information can be found at http://www.maths.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergrad/current_units/index.html
At the end of the unit, the students should:
Lectures, supported by lecture notes with problem sets and model solutions, problems classes and small group tutorials.
Formative assessment:
Summative assessment:
Recommended reading:
Further reading and references are available at http://www.maths.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergrad/current_units/index.html