Professor Alexandru I. Suciu
MATH 3150 · Real Analysis
Fall 2015

*Course Information

Course MATH 3150 · Real Analysis
Instructor Alex Suciu
Course Web Site    www.northeastern.edu/suciu/MATH3150/analysis.fa15.html
Time and Place Monday & Wednesday 2:50pm-4:30pm, in 119 Snell Library
Office 435 LA – Lake Hall
Phone (617) 373-3899
Email a.suciu@neu.edu
Office Hours Mon, Wed 4:40-5:40pm, in 435 LA, or by appointment
Prerequisites MATH 2321 (Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering) and MATH 2331 (Linear Algebra)
Textbook Elementary Analysis, Kenneth A. Ross, Springer Verlag, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, 2013
Course Description   Provides the theoretical underpinnings of calculus and the advanced study of functions. Emphasis is on precise definitions and rigorous proof. Topics include the real numbers and completeness, continuity and differentiability, the Riemann integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, inverse function and implicit function theorems, and limits and convergence.
Grade Based on problem sets (40%), midterm exam (20%), and final exam (40%). It is expected that you will work on the problem sets together; however, they must be written up separately.

* Homework assignments

  • Homework 1:  Chapter 1, Problems 1.3, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, and 4.10.  Due Monday, September 21.   Solutions to Homework 1.
  • Homework 2:  Chapter 2, Problems 8.9, 9.6, 9.12, 10.2, 10.10 and 11.10.  Due Monday, October 5.   Solutions to Homework 2.
  • Homework 3:  Chapter 2, Problems 12.4, 12.8, 13.3, 13.6, and 13.9.  Due Wednesday, October 14. Solutions to Homework 3.
  • Homework 4:  Chapter 2, Problems 14.4, 15.6.  Due Monday, October 26.
  • Homework 5:  Chapter 3, Problems 17.9, 17.14, 18.10, 19.6, 19.9, 21.4, 22.2.  Due Monday, November 16.   Solutions to Homework 5
  • Homework 6:   Chapter 4, Problems 23.2, 23.6, 24.2, 24.6, 25.6.  Due Monday 11/23 in class, or Tuesday 11/24 by email. Solutions to Homework 6
  • Homework 7:   Chapters 4-6, Problems 26.2, 26.6, 28.4, 28.8, 29.14, 32.8, 33.4.  Due Wednesday, December 9.

* Course Materials and Exams

  • Midterm exam: Wednesday, October 28.
  • Review session: Friday December 11, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, in 509 Lake Hall.
  • Final exam: Tuesday December 15, at 1:00-3:00pm, in 229 Richards Hall.


Department of Mathematics  Office:  435 Lake Hall  Messages:  (617) 373-2450 
Northeastern University Phone:  (617) 373-3899 Fax:  (617) 373-5658
Boston, MA, 02115  Email:  a.suciu@neu.edu Directions

Home Started:   August 24, 2015
Last modified:   December 16, 2015
URL:  www.northeastern.edu/suciu/MATH3150/analysis.fa15.html