MAA 4103/5105 SYLLABUS

Section Period Meeting Time Room
2363/108B MWF 5th 10:40–11:30 LIT 127

Dr. F.G. Garvan

408 Little Hall

(352) 294-2305

fgarvan@ufl.edu

Office Hours

MWF 4th (11:45am – 12:35pm)
Also by appointment.

Prerequisites

MAA 4102 with minimum grade of C.

Textbook

Witold A. J. Kosmala, A Friendly Introduction to Analysis, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.

Course Description

We will cover sections 4.4, 5.1 – 5.5, 6.1 – 6.5, 7.1 -7.4, and 8.1 – 8.6 of the text, as time permits. Topics include differentiation, the Riemann integral, infinite series, sequences and series of functions, and uniform convergence.The goals of the course are to obtain a sound understanding of the basic
mathematical concepts of calculus; to learn to construct proofs and
counterexamples; and to improve the ability to reason carefully and
creatively when dealing with mathematical material.

Website:


people.clas.ufl.edu/fgarvan/maa4103

Suggested Problems

Selected problems from the text will be assigned on a daily basis.

Homework

Many homework problems will be assigned, collected, and
graded. The lowest two homework scores will be dropped. Homework will be
worth 25% of your grade.

EXAMS

EXAM 1: Friday, February 7

EXAM 2: Friday, March 21

EXAM 3: Monday, April 21

MAKE-UP EXAMS: Friday, May 2, 7:30 – 8:30am

Grade:

Grade is based on Exams and Homework.
25% of grade is based on
Homework.
The remaining 75% is based on the three exams.

Grading scale: A 90%; A- 87%; B+ 83%; B 80%; etc.

Attendance:

Except for the exams, attendance, while recommended, is not required.

University of Florida Policies

 

  • The course will be conducted in accord with the

    University honor code and Academic Honesty Guidelines
    .
  • Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. See
    Disability Resources.

 

NOTE

This syllabus is subject to change.