BERKELEY PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS - Rilegato

De Souza, Paulo Ney; Silva, Jorge-Nuno

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0387745211 ISBN 13: 9780387745213

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 2011

Riassunto

In 1977 the Mathematics Department at the University of California, Berkeley, instituted a written examination as one of the first major requirements toward the Ph.D. degree in Mathematics. Its purpose was to determine whether first-year students in the Ph.D. program had successfully mastered basic mathematics in order to continue in the program with the likelihood of success. Since its inception, the exam has become a major hurdle to overcome in the pursuit of the degree. The purpose of this book is to publicize the material and aid in the preparation for the examination during the undergraduate years.The book is a compilation of over 1,250 problems which have appeared on the preliminary exams in Berkeley over the last twenty-five years. It is an invaluable source of problems and solutions for every mathematics student who plans to enter a Ph.D. program. Students who work through this book will develop problem-solving skills in areas such as real analysis, multivariable calculus, differential equations, metric spaces, complex analysis, algebra, and linear algebra. The problems are organized by subject and ordered in an increasing level of difficulty. Tags with the exact exam year provide the opportunity to rehearse complete examinations. The appendix includes instructions on accessing electronic versions of the exams as well as a syllabus and statistics of passing scores.This new edition has been updated with the most recent exams, including exams given during the Fall 2003 semester. There are numerous new problems and solutions which were not included in previous editions.

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From the reviews of the third edition:

"Problems that appeared in the preliminary exams ... are treated in this very interesting book. It is extremely helpful that the problems appear by subject ... . It is also convenient for the solver that in each chapter the problems are ordered in an increasing level of difficulty. A very clever idea is included in the appendix: the method to access the electronic versions of the exams and some relevant statistics." (Panayiotis Vlamos, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1041 (16), 2004)

"Over 1250 problems that appeared in the preliminary exams of the Mathematics Department at the University of California, Berkeley, over the last 25 years are treated in this very interesting book. It is extremely helpful that the problems appear by subject ... . It is also convenient for the solver that in each chapter the problems are ordered in an increasing level of difficulty. A very clever idea is included in the appendix: the method to access ... ." (Panayiotis Vlamos, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1041 (16))

 

Contenuti

ContentsPreface I Problems 1 Real Analysis 1.1 Elementary Calculus 1.2 Limitsand Continuity 1.3 Sequences, Series, and Products 1.4 Differential Calculus 1.5 Integral Calculus 1.6 Sequences of Functions 1.7 Fourier Series 1.8 Convex Functions 2 Multivariable Calculus 2.1 Limitsand Continuity 2.2 Differential Calculus 2.3 Integral Calculus 3 Differential Equations 3.1 First Order Equations 3.2 SecondOrder Equations 3.3 Higher Order Equations 3.4 Systems of Differential Equations 4 Metric Spaces 4.1 Topology of Rn 4.2 General Theory 4.3 Fixed Point Theorem 5 Complex Analysis 5.1 Complex Numbers 5.2 Series and Sequences of Functions 5.3 Conformal Mappings 5.4 Functions on the Unit Disc 5.5 Growth Conditions 5.6 Analytic and Meromorphic Functions 5.7 Cauchy’s Theorem 5.8 Zeros and Singularities 5.9 Harmonic Functions 5.10 Residue Theory 5.11 Integrals Along the Real Axis 6 Algebra 6.1 Examples of Groups and General Theory 6.2 Homomorphisms and Subgroups 6.3 Cyclic Groups 6.4 Normality, Quotients, and Homomorphisms 6.5 Sn, An , Dn, ..6.6 Direct Products 6.7 Free Groups, Generators, and Relations 6.8 Finite Groups 6.9 Ringsand Their Homomorphisms 6.10 Ideals 6.11 Polynomials 6.12 Fields and Their Extensions 6.13 Elementary Number Theory 7 Linear Algebra 7.1 Vector Spaces 7.2 Rankand Determinants 7.3 Systems of Equations 7.4 Linear Transformations 7.5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 7.6 Canonical Forms 7.7 Similarity 7.8 Bilinear, Quadratic Forms, and Inner Product Spaces 7.9 General Theory ofMatrices II Solutions 1 Real Analysis 1.1 Elementary Calculus 1.2 Limits and Continuity 1.3 Sequences, Series, and Products 1.4 Differential Calculus 1.5 Integral Calculus 1.6 Sequences of Functions 1.7 Fourier Series 1.8 Convex Functions 2 Multivariable Calculus 2.1 Limitsand Continuity 2.2 Differential Calculus 2.3 Integral Calculus 3 Differential Equations 3.1 First Order Equations 3.2 Second Order Equations 3.3 Higher Order Equations 3.4 Systems of Differential Equations 4 Metric Spaces 4.1 Topology of Rn 4.2 General Theory 4.3 Fixed Point Theorem 5 Complex Analysis 5.1 Complex Numbers 5.2 Series and Sequences of Functions 5.3 Conformal Mappings 5.4 Functions on the Unit Disc 5.5 Growth Conditions 5.6 Analytic and Meromorphic Functions 5.7 Cauchy’s Theorem 5.8 Zeros and Singularities 5.9 Harmonic Functions 5.10 Residue Theory 5.11 Integrals Along the Real Axis 6 Algebra 6.1 Examples of Groups and General Theory 6.2 Homomorphisms and Subgroups 6.3 Cyclic Groups 6.4 Normality, Quotients, and Homomorphisms 6.5 Sn, An , Dn, ..6.6 Direct Products 6.7 Free Groups, Generators, and Relations 6.8 Finite Groups 6.9 Rings and Their Homomorphisms 6.10 Ideals 6.11 Polynomials 6.12 Fields and Their Extensions 6.13 Elementary Number Theory 7 Linear Algebra 7.1 Vector Spaces 7.2 Rankand Determinants 7.3 Systems of Equations 7.4 Linear Transformations 7.5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 7.6 Canonical Forms 7.7 Similarity 7.8 Bilinear, Quadratic Forms, and Inner Product Spaces 7.9 General Theory of Matrices III Appendices A How to Get the Exams A.1 On-line A.2 Off-line, the Last Resort B Passing Scores C The Syllabus References Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0387745211
• ISBN 13: 9780387745213
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 600
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile