Real Analysis I

The rigorous treatment of calculus: epsilon-delta proofs, convergence of sequences and series, continuity, differentiability, and the Riemann integral. Where intuition meets proof.

Course Overview

Textbook

Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis ("Baby Rudin")

Chapters

TBD

Sections

TBD

Prerequisites

Calculus II, Linear Algebra

Target

Foundation for Complex Analysis, Topology, Real Analysis II, Functional Analysis

Status

Planned

Chapters will be scaffolded when this course becomes active.

Why This Course

  • Proof maturity — this is where you learn to think like a mathematician

  • Foundations — everything in advanced math assumes you can write proofs about limits and continuity

  • Topology gateway — metric spaces introduced here lead directly to general topology

  • Numerical methods — convergence guarantees matter when computation approximates reality

  • Functional analysis — understanding function spaces starts with understanding \(\mathbb{R}\)