2016–17–A

Dr. Daniel Markiewicz

Course topics

Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces. Basic properties of Hilbert spaces. Topological vector spaces. Banach-Steinhaus theorem; open mapping theorem and closed graph theorem. Hahn-Banach theorem. Duality. Measures on locally compact spaces; the dual of $C(X)$. Weak and weak-$*$ topologies; Banach-Alaoglu theorem. Convexity and the Krein-Milman theorem. The Stone-Weierstrass theorem. Compact operators on Hilbert space. Introduction to Banach algebras and Gelfand theory. Additional topics as time permits.

Requirements and grading

This course will cover the fundamentals of Functional Analysis, including Hilbert spaces, Banach spaces, and operators between such spaces.

University course catalogue: 201.2.0351