18.099: Analysis I Tandem


Prereq: Participants must be enrolled in 18.100B Analysis I.
Units: 2-0-4.
Time and place: Wednesday 9-10 in 2-255 and Thursday 11-12 in 4-146.
Text: Walter Rudin: Principles of mathematical analysis. Third edition., McGraw-Hill, 1976.
Grading: 50% on content and 50% on writing.
The main focus of the course is on developing writing proficiency in mathematics. Assignments begin with weekly problems sets, where participants are asked to write clear and precise proofs of specific statements, and culminate towards the end of the semester in a paper of at least 5 pages on a broader topic. The class meets as a whole for one hour a week and in smaller groups for an additional hour a week.
L. Hesselholt

Writing assignments:

Problem set 1 is due on Wednesday, September 10.

Problem set 2 is due on Tuesday, September 16.

Problem set 3 is due on Tuesday, September 23.

Problem set 4 is due on Tuesday, October 7.

Problem set 5 is due on Tuesday, October 22.

Problem set 6 is due on Tuesday, November 4.

Problem set 7 is due on Tuesday, November 25.

Problem set 8 is optional.


The LaTeX source files of all the problem sets are now available by following the links above. The command latex filename.tex converts the TeX-file filename.tex to a dvi-file filename.dvi; the command pdflatex filename.tex will produce a pdf-file filename.pdf; the command dvips -o filename.ps filename.dvi will convert a dvi-file to a Post Script file.