Book needed for Applied Linear Analysis Course

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The discussion centers on the need for a textbook for an Applied Linear Analysis course, which covers topics such as function spaces, bounded linear operators, and integral equations. The course prerequisites include Intro Real Analysis 1, Intro Linear Algebra, and lower division ODE. Participants agree that the course aligns more closely with functional analysis rather than statistics. A recommended resource is "Functional Analysis: An Introduction" by Dzung Minh Ha, which is accessible with minimal prerequisites.

PREREQUISITES
  • Intro Real Analysis 1 (sequences to Mean Value Theorem)
  • Intro Linear Algebra (Lower Division)
  • Lower Division Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE)
  • Basic understanding of functional analysis concepts
NEXT STEPS
  • Research "Functional Analysis: An Introduction" by Dzung Minh Ha
  • Explore additional resources on bounded linear operators
  • Study integral equations and their applications
  • Investigate the relationship between functional analysis and statistics
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Students enrolled in the Applied Linear Analysis course, educators seeking textbook recommendations, and anyone interested in the intersection of functional analysis and real analysis.

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The course description is as follows:

Description Function spaces, convergence, inner product, bounded linear operators, integral operators and integral equations, adjoint operators, expansion in eigenfunctions, resolvent, kernel

The instructor is on sabbatical, until the start of the class. So it is not possible to send him an inquiry directly. Moreover, the course has no assigned textbook.

The only requirements for the course are: Intro Real Analysis 1 (from sequences up to MVT/ No differentiation/Integration). Intro Linear Algebra (Lower Division), and lower division ODE.

When I google the Applied Linear Analysis, I get results for mainly Statistics based math. A few entries turned up as Functional Analysis. Is this a functional analysis course based on the topics?

Anyhow, does anyone know a book that covers the topics in the course description?
 
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The course description appears to cover topics from functional analysis. However, doesn't the instructor have a public email address? Even if on sabbatical, he might recommend a suitable book.
 
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MidgetDwarf said:
When I google the Applied Linear Analysis, I get results for mainly Statistics based math. A few entries turned up as Functional Analysis. Is this a functional analysis course based on the topics?
I agree with @Petek: from your course description, the course seems much more like functional analysis than statistics.
 
Thanks for the replies. I sent an email a bit after reading the replies but forgot to follow up.

When I emailed the instructor, I received an automated reply. No actual reply from the professor.

So I will wait and see, or email at the end of the July.

In the meantime, I was able to find a hard copy of Functional Analysis: An introduction, by Dzung Minh Ha.
The same people that print Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential forms by Hubbard. I am on chapter 2, and learned some interesting math so far. It appears to not ask much for prerequisites.
 
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