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Title of the Course REAL ANALYSIS I
Paper Number CORE II
Category Core Year I Credits 5 Course 428C1B
Semester I Code
Instructional Lecture Tutorial Lab Practice Total
Hours 5 1 -- 6
per week
Pre-requisite UG level real analysis concepts
Objectives of the To work comfortably with functions of bounded variation, Riemann-
Course Stieltjes Integration, convergence of infinite series, infinite product and
uniform convergence and its interplay between various limiting
operations.
Course Outline UNIT-I : Functions of bounded variation - Introduction - Properties
of monotonic functions - Functions of bounded variation - Total
variation - Additive property of total variation - Total variation on [a,
x] as a function of x - Functions of bounded variation expressed as the
difference of two increasing functions - Continuous functions of
bounded variation.
Chapter – 6 : Sections 6.1 to 6.8
Infinite Series : Absolute and conditional convergence - Dirichlet's
test and Abel's test - Rearrangement of series - Riemann's theorem on
conditionally convergent series.
Chapter 8 : Sections 8.8, 8.15, 8.17, 8.18
UNIT-II :The Riemann - Stieltjes Integral - Introduction - Notation -
The definition of the Riemann - Stieltjes integral - Linear Properties -
Integration by parts- Change of variable in a Riemann - Stieltjes
integral - Reduction to a Riemann Integral – Euler’s summation
formula - Monotonically increasing integrators, Upper and lower
integrals - Additive and linearity properties of upper, lower integrals -
Riemann's condition - Comparison theorems.
Chapter - 7 : Sections 7.1 to 7.14
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UNIT-III : The Riemann-Stieltjes Integral - Integrators of bounded
variation-Sufficient conditions for the existence of Riemann-Stieltjes
integrals-Necessary conditions for the existence of RS integrals- Mean
value theorems -integrals as a function of the interval – Second
fundamental theorem of integral calculus-Change of variable -Second
Mean Value Theorem for Riemann integral- Riemann-Stieltjes
integrals depending on a parameter-Differentiation under integralsign-
Lebesgue criteriaon for existence of Riemann integrals. Chapter - 7 :
7.15 to 7.26
UNIT-IV :Infinite Series and infinite Products - Double sequences -
Double series - Rearrangement theorem for double series - A sufficient
condition for equality of iterated series - Multiplication of series –
Cesarosummability - Infinite products.
Chapter - 8 Sec, 8.20, 8.21 to 8.26
Power series - Multiplication of power series - The Taylor's series
generated by a function - Bernstein's theorem - Abel's limit theorem -
Tauber's theorem
Chapter 9 : Sections 9.14 9.15, 9.19, 9.20, 9.22, 9.23
UNIT-V: Sequences of Functions – Pointwise convergence of
sequences of functions - Examples of sequences of real - valued
functions - Uniform convergence and continuity - Cauchy condition for
uniform convergence - Uniform convergence of infinite series of
functions - Riemann - Stieltjes integration – Non-uniform Convergence
and Term-by-term Integration - Uniform convergence and
differentiation - Sufficient condition for uniform convergence of a
series - Mean convergence.
Chapter -9 Sec 9.1 to 9.6, 9.8,9.9,9.10,9.11, 9.13
Extended Questions related to the above topics, from various competitive
Professional examinations UPSC / TRB / NET / UGC – CSIR / GATE / TNPSC /
Component (is a part others to be solved
of internal (To be discussed during the Tutorial hour)
component only,
Not to be included in
the External
Examination
question paper)
Skills acquired from Knowledge, Problem Solving, Analytical ability, Professional
this course Competency, Professional Communication and Transferrable Skill
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Recommended Tom [Link] :Mathematical Analysis, 2nd Edition, Addison-
Text Wesley Publishing Company Inc. New York, 1974.
Reference Books 1. Bartle, R.G. Real Analysis, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1976.
2. Rudin,W. Principles of Mathematical Analysis, 3rd Edition. McGraw
Hill Company, New York, 1976.
3. Malik,S.C. and Savita Arora. Mathematical Anslysis, Wiley Eastern
[Link] Delhi, 1991.
4. Sanjay Arora and Bansi Lal, Introduction to Real Analysis, Satya
Prakashan, New Delhi, 1991.
5. Gelbaum, B.R. and J. Olmsted, Counter Examples in Analysis,
Holden day, San Francisco, 1964.
6. [Link] and [Link], Principles of Real Analysis, Pearson
Education, (Indian print) 2003.
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Course Learning Outcome (for Mapping with POs and PSOs)
Students will be able to
CLO1:Analyze and evaluate functions of bounded variation and Rectifiable Curves.
CLO2:Describe the concept of Riemann-Stieltjes integral and its properties.
CLO3:Demonstrate the concept of step function, upper function, Lebesgue function and their
integrals.
CLO4:Construct various mathematical proofs using the properties of Lebesgue integrals and
establish the Levi monotone convergence theorem.
CLO5: Formulate the concept and properties of inner products, norms and measurable functions.
POs PSOs
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
CLO1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 1
CLO2 2 1 3 1 3 3 3 2 1
CLO3 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 1
CLO4 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 1
CLO5 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1
