<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><channel><atom:link href="http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/rss.ashx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Nottingham U-Now</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk</link><description>U-Now is the University of Nottingham's formal open courseware initiative.</description><dc:date>2013-05-24</dc:date><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><copyright><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></copyright><item><category>UNow</category><title>Beyond infinity</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=e8b0159c-4b7d-d022-358c-0abdb8e9d73e</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:38:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=e8b0159c-4b7d-d022-358c-0abdb8e9d73e</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>video/x-ms-wmv</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This popular maths talk gives an introduction to various different kinds of infinity, both countable and uncountable. These concepts are illustrated in a somewhat informal way using the notion of Hilbert's infinite hotel. In this talk, the hotel manager tries to fit various infinite collections of guests into the hotel. The students should learn that many apparently different types of infinity are really the same size. However, there are genuinely "more" real numbers than there are positive integers, as is shown in the more  challenging final section, using Cantor's diagonalization argument.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This popular maths talk gives an introduction to various different kinds of infinity, both countable and uncountable. These concepts are illustrated in a somewhat informal way using the notion of Hilbert's infinite hotel. In this talk, the hotel manager tries to fit various infinite collections of guests into the hotel. The students should learn that many apparently different types of infinity are really the same size. However, there are genuinely "more" real numbers than there are positive integers, as is shown in the more  challenging final section, using Cantor's diagonalization argument.]]></description><dc:date>2008-02-13</dc:date><dc:title>Beyond infinity</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Functional analysis</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[As taught in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 
  
Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 
  
Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></description><dc:date>2010-03-10</dc:date><dc:title>Functional analysis</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Functional analysis, Normed spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Bounded linear operators</dc:subject><dc:subject>dual spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>commutative Banach algebras</dc:subject><dc:subject>complete metric spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>open mapping theorem</dc:subject><dc:subject>closed graph theorem</dc:subject><dc:subject>uniform boundedness</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Functional analysis 2010</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9eec1dc-8c27-9949-dc16-2728edf6c994</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:54:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9eec1dc-8c27-9949-dc16-2728edf6c994</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>undefined</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn semester 2010.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 

Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn semester 2010.

Functional analysis begins with a marriage of linear algebra and metric topology. These work together in a highly effective way to elucidate problems arising from differential equations. Solutions are sought in an infinite dimensional space of functions. 

This module paves the way by establishing the principal theorems (all due in part to the great Polish mathematician Stefan Banach) and exploring their diverse consequences. Topics to be covered will include:

– norm topology and topological isomorphism; 
– boundedness of operators; 
– compactness and finite dimensionality; 
– extension of functionals; 
– weak*-compactness; 
– sequence spaces and duality; 
– basic properties of Banach algebras. 

Suitable for: Undergraduate students Level Four

Dr Joel F. Feinstein
School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.
]]></description><dc:date>2010-12-16</dc:date><dc:title>Functional analysis 2010</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code G14FUN </dc:subject><dc:subject>functional analysis</dc:subject><dc:subject>normed spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Bounded linear operators</dc:subject><dc:subject>dual spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>commutative Banach algebras</dc:subject><dc:subject>complete metric spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>open mapping theorem</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>How and why we do mathematical proofs</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9ceaa739-b7a0-3c49-fb87-52b6dcb47c5e</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:31:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9ceaa739-b7a0-3c49-fb87-52b6dcb47c5e</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10

The aim of this short unit is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs (why proofs are important and how they can help us) and to help students with some of the relatively routine aspects of doing proofs.

In particular, the student will learn the following:

 * proofs can help you to really see why a result is true;

 * problems that are easy to state can be hard to solve (e.g. Fermat's Last Theorem);

 * sometimes statements which appear to be intuitively obvious may turn out to be false 
  (e.g. Simpson's paradox);

 * the answer to a question will often depend crucially on the definitions you are working with;

 * how to start proofs;

 * how and when to use definitions and known results.

The module is organised into three sections: Why; How (Part I); How (Part II)

With practice, students should become fluent in these routine aspects of writing proofs, and this will allow them to focus instead on the more creative and interesting aspects of constructing proofs. A practice sheet is included after students have completed all three sections. Each section is suitable for a different level of audience, as described below:

Suitable for: Foundation, undergraduate year one and undergraduate year two students 

Section 1: Why:  Anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra and prime numbers, as may be obtained by studying A level mathematics. (Foundation)

Section 2: How (Part I) – Suitable for anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra (including odd numbers, multiples of eight and the binomial theorem for expanding powers of (a+b)), and functions from the set of real numbers to itself (odd functions, even functions, multiplication and composition of functions). (Undergraduate year one)

Section 3: How (Part II) – Requires some background knowledge of convergence and divergence of series of real numbers. A revision sheet is available. (Undergraduate year two)


Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10

The aim of this short unit is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs (why proofs are important and how they can help us) and to help students with some of the relatively routine aspects of doing proofs.

In particular, the student will learn the following:

 * proofs can help you to really see why a result is true;

 * problems that are easy to state can be hard to solve (e.g. Fermat's Last Theorem);

 * sometimes statements which appear to be intuitively obvious may turn out to be false 
  (e.g. Simpson's paradox);

 * the answer to a question will often depend crucially on the definitions you are working with;

 * how to start proofs;

 * how and when to use definitions and known results.

The module is organised into three sections: Why; How (Part I); How (Part II)

With practice, students should become fluent in these routine aspects of writing proofs, and this will allow them to focus instead on the more creative and interesting aspects of constructing proofs. A practice sheet is included after students have completed all three sections. Each section is suitable for a different level of audience, as described below:

Suitable for: Foundation, undergraduate year one and undergraduate year two students 

Section 1: Why:  Anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra and prime numbers, as may be obtained by studying A level mathematics. (Foundation)

Section 2: How (Part I) – Suitable for anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra (including odd numbers, multiples of eight and the binomial theorem for expanding powers of (a+b)), and functions from the set of real numbers to itself (odd functions, even functions, multiplication and composition of functions). (Undergraduate year one)

Section 3: How (Part II) – Requires some background knowledge of convergence and divergence of series of real numbers. A revision sheet is available. (Undergraduate year two)


Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area]]></description><dc:date>2009-11-11</dc:date><dc:title>How and why we do mathematical proofs</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Proofs Definitions Prime Number</dc:subject><dc:subject>Perfect Square Simpson's Paradox</dc:subject><dc:subject>Sequence Series</dc:subject><dc:subject>Odd Functions Even Functions</dc:subject><dc:subject>Simpson's Paradox Strictly Increasing</dc:subject><dc:subject>Direct Proofs Comparison Test</dc:subject><dc:subject>Odd Numbers Multiples Eight</dc:subject><dc:subject>Pure Maths Pure Mathematics Pure math</dc:subject><dc:subject>Convergence Divergence</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to compact operators</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=cef3b657-d3d1-56c6-55c2-8c67b3c168e3</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:26:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=cef3b657-d3d1-56c6-55c2-8c67b3c168e3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[The aim of this session is to cover the basic theory of compact linear operators on Banach spaces. This includes definitions and statements of the background and main results, with illustrative examples and some proofs.

<b>Target audience:</b> This material is accessible to anyone who has a basic knowledge of metric space topology, and who knows what a bounded linear operator on a Banach space is. It is most likely to be suitable for postgraduate students or final year undergraduates.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The aim of this session is to cover the basic theory of compact linear operators on Banach spaces. This includes definitions and statements of the background and main results, with illustrative examples and some proofs.

<b>Target audience:</b> This material is accessible to anyone who has a basic knowledge of metric space topology, and who knows what a bounded linear operator on a Banach space is. It is most likely to be suitable for postgraduate students or final year undergraduates.]]></description><dc:date>2008-04-21</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to compact operators</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Compact operators</dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>Pure mathmatics</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Mathematical analysis</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c6c045f6-286d-6b9f-b96c-36a998632fc3</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:06:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c6c045f6-286d-6b9f-b96c-36a998632fc3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</dc:format><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

It is as taught in 2009-2010.

This module introduces mathematical analysis building upon the experience of limits of sequences and properties of real numbers and on calculus. It includes limits and continuity of functions between Euclidean spaces, differentiation and integration. 

A variety of very important new concepts are introduced by investigating the properties of numerous examples, and developing the associated theory, with a strong emphasis on rigorous proof. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

It is as taught in 2009-2010.

This module introduces mathematical analysis building upon the experience of limits of sequences and properties of real numbers and on calculus. It includes limits and continuity of functions between Euclidean spaces, differentiation and integration. 

A variety of very important new concepts are introduced by investigating the properties of numerous examples, and developing the associated theory, with a strong emphasis on rigorous proof. 

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Joel Feinstein, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. After reading mathematics at Cambridge, he carried out research for his doctorate at Leeds. He held a postdoctoral position in Leeds for one year, and then spent two years as a lecturer at Maynooth (Ireland) before taking up a permanent position at Nottingham. His main research interest is in functional analysis, especially commutative Banach algebras. 

Dr Feinstein has published two case studies on his use of IT in the teaching of mathematics to undergraduates. In 2009, Dr Feinstein was awarded a University of Nottingham Lord Dearing teaching award for his popular and successful innovations in this area.]]></description><dc:date>2010-04-07</dc:date><dc:title>Mathematical analysis</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr.</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>mathematical analysis</dc:subject><dc:subject>real numbers</dc:subject><dc:subject>calculus</dc:subject><dc:subject>mathematics</dc:subject><dc:subject>sequences, limits, functions</dc:subject><dc:subject>Euclidian spaces</dc:subject><dc:subject>differentiation, integration</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Quantum field theory</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=15d27091-3d0b-f39d-928a-78eb359f90d5</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:46:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=15d27091-3d0b-f39d-928a-78eb359f90d5</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

Last taught in Spring Semester 2006

A compilation of fourteen lectures in PDF format on the subject of quantum field theory.  This module is suitable for 3rd or 4th year undergraduate and postgraduate level learners.

Suitable for year 3/4 undergraduate and postgraduate study.

Dr Kirill Krasnov, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Kirill Krasnov is a Lecturer at the University of Nottingham. After studying physics in Kiev, Ukraine, he carried out research for his doctorate at Pennsylvania State University, USA and then held post-doctoral positions at University of California, Santa Barbara and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Germany. His main research interest is in the field of quantum gravity. Dr Krasnov is a holder of an EPSRC Advanced Fellowship.

]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

Last taught in Spring Semester 2006

A compilation of fourteen lectures in PDF format on the subject of quantum field theory.  This module is suitable for 3rd or 4th year undergraduate and postgraduate level learners.

Suitable for year 3/4 undergraduate and postgraduate study.

Dr Kirill Krasnov, School of Mathematical Sciences

Dr Kirill Krasnov is a Lecturer at the University of Nottingham. After studying physics in Kiev, Ukraine, he carried out research for his doctorate at Pennsylvania State University, USA and then held post-doctoral positions at University of California, Santa Barbara and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Germany. His main research interest is in the field of quantum gravity. Dr Krasnov is a holder of an EPSRC Advanced Fellowship.

]]></description><dc:date>2009-11-16</dc:date><dc:title>Quantum field theory</dc:title><dc:creator>Krasnov K. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Quantum Field Theory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Relativistic Fields</dc:subject><dc:subject>Quantization</dc:subject><dc:subject>Feynman Path Integral</dc:subject><dc:subject>Renormalization</dc:subject><dc:subject>Physical Sciences</dc:subject><dc:subject>Physics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Mathematical and Theoretical Physics</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Regularity conditions for Banach function algebras</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4a03a52f-ab9f-f31d-3094-ff5250ec54f2</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:44:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4a03a52f-ab9f-f31d-3094-ff5250ec54f2</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In June 2009 the Operator Algebras and Applications International Summer School was held in Lisbon. Dr Joel Feinstein taught one of the four courses available on Regularity conditions for Banach function algebras. He delivered four 90 minute lectures on and this learning object contains the slides, handouts, annotated slides and audio podcasts from each session. 

Banach function algebras are complete normed algebras of bounded, continuous, complex-valued functions defined on topological spaces.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In June 2009 the Operator Algebras and Applications International Summer School was held in Lisbon. Dr Joel Feinstein taught one of the four courses available on Regularity conditions for Banach function algebras. He delivered four 90 minute lectures on and this learning object contains the slides, handouts, annotated slides and audio podcasts from each session. 

Banach function algebras are complete normed algebras of bounded, continuous, complex-valued functions defined on topological spaces.]]></description><dc:date>2009-09-29</dc:date><dc:title>Regularity conditions for Banach function algebras</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel Dr.</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Operator Algebras and Applications </dc:subject><dc:subject>Banach function</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : central tendency</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=ad231b4f-2324-74cd-3784-f968027a5746</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:16:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=ad231b4f-2324-74cd-3784-f968027a5746</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Statistical data have a tendency to cluster around some central point. 
How do we determine this point? 

Is there just one way of doing it or more than one?]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Statistical data have a tendency to cluster around some central point. 
How do we determine this point? 

Is there just one way of doing it or more than one?]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : central tendency</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Maths</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : graphical display</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5bed27b5-28d0-18ba-dc0f-0300327d4ffa</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:21:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5bed27b5-28d0-18ba-dc0f-0300327d4ffa</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Different ways of displaying data: boxplots, histograms and distributions.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Different ways of displaying data: boxplots, histograms and distributions.]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : graphical display</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Maths</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : introduction</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b273af5a-6adc-aa1f-4c8a-de7210ea5123</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:08:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b273af5a-6adc-aa1f-4c8a-de7210ea5123</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Things you need to know before looking at the statistics courses here.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Things you need to know before looking at the statistics courses here.]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : introduction</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Math</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : normal distribution</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6d0b985c-fcd5-4bc2-f659-1879f7def009</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:22:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6d0b985c-fcd5-4bc2-f659-1879f7def009</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[One of the most common statistical distributions is the normal distribution. What does it tell us and how do we use it?]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[One of the most common statistical distributions is the normal distribution. What does it tell us and how do we use it?]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : normal distribution</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Maths</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : standard deviation</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4f033d54-c891-2741-8a36-3c0e5ca2783e</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:22:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4f033d54-c891-2741-8a36-3c0e5ca2783e</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[A standard way of measuring statistical variability: standard deviation and the associated concepts of variance and degrees of freedom.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[A standard way of measuring statistical variability: standard deviation and the associated concepts of variance and degrees of freedom.]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : standard deviation</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Maths</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : summation sign</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=28559e64-8f8d-38c3-1ff8-b0140f1c2646</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:13:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=28559e64-8f8d-38c3-1ff8-b0140f1c2646</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Understanding the summation sign: what does it do … why does it exist?]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Understanding the summation sign: what does it do … why does it exist?]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : summation sign</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Math</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : variability</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=fdcfeb29-2ce5-188b-8efa-e895e032f831</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:19:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=fdcfeb29-2ce5-188b-8efa-e895e032f831</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/zip</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Statistical data vary: range and inter-quartile range measure this. Are they good measures?]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Statistical data vary: range and inter-quartile range measure this. Are they good measures?]]></description><dc:date>2009-03-06</dc:date><dc:title>Statistics - an intuitive introduction : variability</dc:title><dc:creator>Field Richard Dr;Horton J.,C. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Stats</dc:subject><dc:subject>Statistics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Maths</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Uniform convergence and pointwise convergence</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=e29ada63-e1d3-7898-9afd-42692accd0be</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:01:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=e29ada63-e1d3-7898-9afd-42692accd0be</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[The aim of this material is to introduce the student to two notions of convergence for sequences of real-valued functions. The notion of pointwise convergence is relatively straightforward, but the notion of uniform convergence is more subtle. Uniform convergence is explained in terms of closed function balls and  the new notion of sets absorbing sequences. 

The differences between the two types of convergence are illustrated with several examples. Some standard facts are also discussed: a uniform limit of continuous functions must be continuous; a uniform limit of bounded functions must be bounded; a uniform limit of unbounded functions must be unbounded.

<b>Target audience:</b> Most of this material should be accessible to anyone who understands what a real-valued function is, and understands the notion of convergence of a sequence of real numbers. This should include most mathematics undergraduates by the end of their first year. An understanding of continuity and of boundedness for real-valued functions defined on various types of domain would help the student to understand the latter part of the material.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The aim of this material is to introduce the student to two notions of convergence for sequences of real-valued functions. The notion of pointwise convergence is relatively straightforward, but the notion of uniform convergence is more subtle. Uniform convergence is explained in terms of closed function balls and  the new notion of sets absorbing sequences. 

The differences between the two types of convergence are illustrated with several examples. Some standard facts are also discussed: a uniform limit of continuous functions must be continuous; a uniform limit of bounded functions must be bounded; a uniform limit of unbounded functions must be unbounded.

<b>Target audience:</b> Most of this material should be accessible to anyone who understands what a real-valued function is, and understands the notion of convergence of a sequence of real numbers. This should include most mathematics undergraduates by the end of their first year. An understanding of continuity and of boundedness for real-valued functions defined on various types of domain would help the student to understand the latter part of the material.]]></description><dc:date>2008-04-21</dc:date><dc:title>Uniform convergence and pointwise convergence</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Pointwise convergence</dc:subject><dc:subject>Uniform convergence</dc:subject><dc:subject>Pure mathmatics</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Why do we do proofs?</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=7fb19fcb-2bbc-bb6a-279a-217bea6fdfb4</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:28:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=7fb19fcb-2bbc-bb6a-279a-217bea6fdfb4</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[The aim of this session is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs, why proofs are important, and how they can help us. In particular, the student will learn the following: proofs can help you to really see WHY a result is true; problems that are easy to state can be hard to solve (Fermat's Last Theorem); sometimes statements which appear to be intuitively obvious may turn out to be false (the Hospitals paradox); the answer to a question will often depend crucially on the definitions you are working with. Target audience: suitable for anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra and prime numbers, as may be obtained by studying A level mathematics.

]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The aim of this session is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs, why proofs are important, and how they can help us. In particular, the student will learn the following: proofs can help you to really see WHY a result is true; problems that are easy to state can be hard to solve (Fermat's Last Theorem); sometimes statements which appear to be intuitively obvious may turn out to be false (the Hospitals paradox); the answer to a question will often depend crucially on the definitions you are working with. Target audience: suitable for anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra and prime numbers, as may be obtained by studying A level mathematics.

]]></description><dc:date>2008-02-11</dc:date><dc:title>Why do we do proofs?</dc:title><dc:creator>Feinstein Joel F. Dr.</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Mathematical proofs</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>