Module Identifier MA30210  
Module Title NORMS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Dr Robert J Douglas  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Dr Robert J Douglas  
Pre-Requisite MA11110 , MA21410  
Course delivery Lecture   (19 x 1 hour lectures)  
  Seminars / Tutorials   (3 x 1 hour example classes)  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours (written examination)  100%
Supplementary Assessment2 Hours (written examination)  100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, a student should be able to:
1. decide whether given formulae are norms and decide whether two norms are equivalent;
2. define norms by means of inner products;
3. compute norms on finite dimensional spaces and explain why all such norms are equivalent;
4. compute the L_1, L_2 and L_{infinity} norms on C[0,1] and prove that not all norms on this space are equivalent;
5. define norms on C^{1}[0,1];
6. describe the concept of continuity and determine whether given linear maps are continuous;
7. define the norm of a continuous linear map and compute it in simple cases;
8. describe the idea of completeness with reference to R^{n} and C[0,1];
9. prove the contraction mapping theorem;
10. use the contraction mapping theorem to derive results on the existence and uniqueness of solutions to integral and differential equations;
11. state Picard's Theorem, and calculate Picard iterates.

Brief description

The development of Mathematical Analysis and its applications requires a concept of distance to be defined on a vector space. This can be achieved by introducing the idea of a norm. This module is concerned with the development of the theory of normed spaces leading to the proof of the contraction mapping theorem and an introduction to the fundamental ideas of the theory of differential equations.

Aims

To introduce the idea of a normed space and to familiarise students with the use of norms; to prove the contraction mapping theorem and to provide an introduction to the theory of differential equations.

Content

1. Normed spaces: definition, examples; equivalent norms.
2. Inner product spaces: definition, the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, the norm corresponding to an inner product.
3. Finite dimensional spaces: the l_{1}, l_{2}, l_{infinity} norms; the equivalence of all norms on a finite-dimensional space.
4. Infinite dimensional spaces: the L_{1}, L_{2}, L_{infinity} norms on C[0,1]; norms on C^{1}[0,1].
5. Continuity of functions from one normed space to another. Continuous linear maps.
6. The norm of a continuous linear map and its calculation in simple cases.
7. The idea of completeness with reference to R^n and C[0,1] with the L_{infinity} norm.
8. Contraction mappings; the contraction mapping theorem.
9. Integral equations: the existence and uniqueness of solutions using the contraction mapping theorem.
10. Picard's Theorem and Picard iteration.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
W A Light (1990) An Introduction to Abstract Analysis Chapman & Hall 0412310902
** Supplementary Text
J R Giles (1987) Introduction to the Analysis of Metric Spaces Cambridge University Press
E Kreyszig (1978) Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications Wiley 047103729X
N Young (1988) An Introduction to Hilbert space Cambridge University Press 0521337178

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6