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Basic properties and foundational results of infinite dimensional normed vector spaces (function spaces) and linear operators acting on them.

Basic properties and foundational results of infinite dimensional normed vector spaces (function spaces) and linear operators acting on them.

About this paper

Paper title Functional Analysis
Subject Mathematics
EFTS 0.0833
Points 10 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $696.55
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
MATH 401-412
Limited to
BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), PGDipArts, PGDipSci, MA (Thesis), MSc, MAppSc, PGDipAppSc, PGCertAppSc
Contact

Mathematics 400-level programme co-ordinator: Dr Fabien Montiel.

Teaching staff

Professor Boris Bauemer

Paper Structure

Fundamentals/Review

  • Topology, metric, norm, convergence, continuity.
  • Completeness, Banach spaces, Lp-spaces, inequalities.

Completeness

  • Baire Category’s Theorem.
  • Separability, Schauder basis.

Compactness: Theorems of

  • Heine-Borel, Bolzano-Weierstrass.
  • Stone-Weierstrass.
  • Arzela-Ascoli.

Linear Operators

  • Examples, dual spaces, operator spaces.
  • Adjoints, Closed Range Theorem.

Foundational Theorems

  • Principle of Uniform Boundedness.
  • Open mapping, Inverse mapping, and Closed Graph Theorem.
  • Theorem of Hahn-Banach.

Reflexivity and weak convergence

  • Properties of strong and weak convergence.
  • Theorem of Banach-Alaoglu.

Semigroups of linear operators

  • Bounded senigroups, groups.
  • Unbounded operators, generators, resolvents.
  • Theorem of Hille-Yosida.
  • Theorem of Lumer-Phillips.
Teaching Arrangements

18 lectures (50 minutes each).

Tutorials: Weekly drop-in sessions for help with assignments.

 

Textbooks

No text books needed.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Critical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Lifelong Learning.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the study of this paper, students are expected to:

  • Understand fundamental approaches in Functional Analysis.
  • Know important properties of function spaces and linear operators.
  • Understand how methods from real analysis and linear algebra can be used to rigorously proof theorems in functional analysis.
  • Understand the power of working in the appropriate Banach space to solve a wide array of problems, particularly in PDEs and stochastic processes.
Assessment details

3 significant written assignments (100% of final mark).

Overview

Basic properties and foundational results of infinite dimensional normed vector spaces (function spaces) and linear operators acting on them.

Basic properties and foundational results of infinite-dimensional normed vector spaces (function spaces) and linear operators acting on them.

About this paper

Paper title Functional Analysis
Subject Mathematics
EFTS 0.0833
Points 10 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
MATH 401-412
Limited to
BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), PGDipArts, PGDipSci, MA (Thesis), MSc, MAppSc, PGDipAppSc, PGCertAppSc
Contact

Mathematics 400-level Programme Co-ordinator: Dr Fabien Montiel

Teaching staff

Professor Boris Baeumer

Paper Structure

Fundamentals / Review

  • Topology, metric, norm, convergence, continuity.
  • Completeness, Banach spaces, Lp-spaces, inequalities.

Completeness

  • Baire Category’s Theorem.
  • Separability, Schauder basis.

Compactness: Theorems of

  • Heine-Borel, Bolzano-Weierstrass.
  • Stone-Weierstrass.
  • Arzela-Ascoli.

Linear Operators

  • Examples, dual spaces, operator spaces.
  • Adjoints, Closed Range Theorem.

Foundational Theorems

  • Principle of Uniform Boundedness.
  • Open mapping, Inverse mapping and Closed Graph Theorem.
  • Theorem of Hahn-Banach.

Reflexivity and weak convergence

  • Properties of strong and weak convergence.
  • Theorem of Banach-Alaoglu.

Semigroups of linear operators

  • Bounded senigroups, groups.
  • Unbounded operators, generators, resolvents.
  • Theorem of Hille-Yosida.
  • Theorem of Lumer-Phillips.
Teaching Arrangements

Eighteen lectures (50 minutes each).

Tutorials: Weekly drop-in sessions for help with assignments.

Textbooks

No textbooks needed.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

On completion of the study of this paper, students are expected to:

  • Understand fundamental approaches in Functional Analysis.
  • Know important properties of function spaces and linear operators.
  • Understand how methods from real analysis and linear algebra can be used to rigorously prove theorems in functional analysis.
  • Understand the power of working in the appropriate Banach space to solve a wide array of problems, particularly in PDEs and stochastic processes.
Assessment details

Three significant written assignments (100% of final mark).

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