units

MTH2140

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 24 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Science
Organisational UnitSchool of Mathematical Sciences
OfferedClayton First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Jerome Droniou

Synopsis

Real numbers, countable and uncountable sets, paradoxes of the infinite, the Cantor set; compactness and convergence; sequences and series; continuous and differentiable functions; fixed points and contractions; applications to Markov chains, branching processes and integral equations.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Appreciate the rich mathematical structure of the real numbers;

  1. Understand a variety of paradoxes of the infinite;

  1. Understand the basic concepts of analysis including limits, derivatives, integrals, sequences and series;

  1. Appreciate the applicability of mathematical ideas to other areas of science;

  1. Identify areas of mathematics where the intuition is unreliable;

  1. Appreciate and develop some simple mathematical proofs and the use of rigorous mathematical arguments;

  1. Apply the tools of real analysis to study discrete dynamical systems.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 70%
Assignments and participation in support classes: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jerome Droniou

Contact hours

Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour support class per week

Prerequisites

MTH1030 or MTH1035

Prohibitions

MTH2111, MTH3111, MTH3140