MATH 217 - Honors Advanced Calculus, I
Instructor    Volker Runde
Office hours    MWF 11:00-11:50 or by appointment (possibly remotely)
Course Content   
  • The real number system and finite dimensional Euclidean space: axiomatic introduction of the real numbers, the Euclidean space RN, functions, topology in RN.
  • Limits and continuity: limits of sequences, limits of functions, global properties of continuous functions, uniform continuity.
  • Differentiation in RN: differentiation of real valued functions of a real variable, partial derivatives, vector fields, total differentiability, Taylor's Theorem, classification of stationary points.
  • Integration in RN: content in RN, the Riemann integral in RN, calculation of integrals, Fubini's Theorem, integration in polar, spherical, and cylindrical coordinates.
  • Vector fields: a cookie cutter introduction to the integral theorems by Green, Stokes, and Gau&szling;.
Textbooks    None required, but the following are recommended.
  1. Robert G. Bartle, The Elements of Real Analysis, Second Edition. Jossey-Bass, 1976.
  2. Patrick M. Fitzpatrick, Advanced Calculus. PWS Publishing Company, 1996.
  3. James S. Muldowney, Advanced Calculus Lecture Notes for Mathematics 217-317, I, Third Edition.
  4. William R. Wade, An Introduction to Analysis, Second Edition. Prentice Hall, 2000.
I will follow my TeXed lecture notes, which I plan to slightly revise as the term progresses.
Grading    The grade will be based on (approximately) weekly homework assignments (30%), an in-class midterm on October 22 (20%), and a final (50%).
Course materials   
Course Syllabus
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Midterm Practice Problems
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Midterm Model Solutions
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Final Practice Problems
Final Model Solutions

Last update: December 23, 2021