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Math 567: Fall 2021

Introduction to functional analysis

Course Record

Institution
McGill
Term
Fall 2021
Level
graduate
Topics
functional analysis, analysis

Overview

Graduate functional analysis course covering Banach and Hilbert spaces, weak convergence, compact operators, Fredholm theory, and spectral theory.

The recovered archive includes a full topic schedule, planned topics, recommended books, and the assessment structure.

Schedule and Topics

Date Topic
R 9/2 Introduction. Weierstrass existence theorem.
T 9/7 Finite dimensional spaces. Riesz lemma. Uniform convexity.
R 9/9 Hilbert spaces. Projection. Riesz representation.
T 9/14 Sobolev spaces. Strong derivatives.
R 9/16 Mollifiers. Du Bois-Reymond lemma. Weak derivatives.
T 9/21 Meyers-Serrin theorem. Sobolev lemma. Regularity.
R 9/23 Neumann problems. Rellich lemma. Complex scalars.
T 9/28 Orthonormal bases.
R 9/30 Fourier bases.
T 10/5 Sturm-Liouville problems. Resolvent formalism.
R 10/7 Hilbert-Schmidt theory.
F 10/15 Gelfand triples. Singular Sturm-Liouville problems.
T 10/19 Functional calculus. Evolution equations.
R 10/21 Seminorms. Local spaces. Tempered distributions.
T 10/26 Hahn-Banach theorem.
R 10/28 Milman-Pettis theorem.
T 11/2 Weak convergence. Uniform boundedness principle.
R 11/4 Banach-Alaoglu theorem.
T 11/9 Tychonov's theorem. Consequences of the open mapping theorem.
R 11/11 Open mapping theorem. Bounded below property. Range closedness.
T 11/16 Closed range theorem.
R 11/18 Inf-sup conditions. Saddle point problems.
T 11/23 Perturbations of invertible operators. Fredholm alternative.
R 11/25 Compact operators.
T 11/30 Riesz-Schauder theory. Fredholm operators. Regularizers.
R 12/2 Perturbations of Fredholm operators. Bounded self-adjoint operators.

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Archive Note

The public archive records the schedule and course structure; course-management homework files are not included.