Functional analysis

Contact Details

Manas Rachh
Arthur K Watson - 109
Email: firstname.lastname (at) yale (dot) edu
Office hours: Mon 10-11am, Thursday 4-5 pm, or by appointment

Lecture notes and reference material

  1. Fredholm Theory
  2. Hahn-Banach theorem (Section 2.3)
  3. Krein-Milman and extreme subsets
  4. Spectral theorems (Section 4.3,4.4, Chapter 5)

Problem sets (best 6 out of 7)

  1. Problem set 1, Tex file, Solution sketch (Upload date: Jan 22, Due date: Feb 5)
  2. Problem set 2, Tex file, Solution sketch (Upload date: Feb 5, Due date: Feb 19)
  3. Problem set 3, Tex file, Solution sketch (Upload date: Feb 19, Due date: Mar 5)
  4. Problem set 4, Tex File, Solution Sketch (Upload date: Mar 5, Due date: Mar 26)
  5. Problem set 5, Tex File, Solution Sketch (Upload date: Mar 26, Due date: Apr 9)
  6. Problem set 6, Tex File, Solution Sketch (Upload date: Apr 9, Due date: Apr 16)
  7. Problem set 7, Tex File, Solution Sketch (Upload date: Apr 16, Due date: Apr 25)

Practice problem sets

  1. Practice problem set 1, Tex file (Upload date: Jan 29)
  2. Practice problem set 2, Tex file (Upload date: Feb 13)
  3. Practice problem set 3, Tex file (Upload date: Feb 26)
  4. Practice problem set 4, Tex file (Upload date: Apr 2)

Midterm - in class (Mar 7)

Final (May 6, 2pm - 4pm, tentative)

Syllabus

The topics covered in this class will include:
  1. Hilbert spaces/Banach spaces
  2. Continuous linear functionals
  3. Weak and weak* Topologies
  4. Principles of functional analysis
  5. Some geometric aspects of function spaces
  6. Bounded linear operators and the spectral theorem
  7. Fredholm Theory and application to integral equations
I will roughly be following the text: A course in functional analysis, second edition by John B. Conway

Grading policy

6 Assignments - 30 pts
Midterm - 30 pts
Final - 40 pts

Homework policy

Late homework will not be accepted. It is okay to discuss the homework problems with other students as long as you list down your collaborators. I would highly recommend to try the problems yourself before discussing them with your peers. You must however write your own solutions!

Feedback

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