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Book SynopsisThis book collects approximately nine hundred problems that have appeared on the preliminary exams in Berkeley over the last twenty years.
Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the third edition:
"This new edition has been updated with the most recent exams … . There are numerous new problems and solutions which were not included in previous editions. It is an invaluable source of problems and solutions for every mathematics student who plans to enter a Ph. D program. … this book will develop problem-solving skills in areas such as real analysis, multivariable calculus, differential equations, metric spaces, complex analysis, algebra, and linear algebra. … Tags with the exact exam year provide the opportunity to rehearse complete examinations. … This new edition has been updated with the most recent exams … ." (Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik, November 2004)
"The Mathematics department of the University of California, Berkeley, has set a written preliminary examination to determine whether first year Ph.D. students have mastered enough basic mathematics to succeed in the doctoral program. Berkeley Problems in Mathematics is a compilation of all the … questions, together with worked solutions … . All the solutions I looked at are complete … . Some of the solutions are very elegant. … This is an impressive piece of work and a welcome addition to any mathematician’s bookshelf." (Chris Good, The Mathematical Gazette, 90:518, 2006)
"During the last twenty-five years problems from written preliminary examinations that are required for the Ph.D. degree at the Mathematics Department of the University of California, Berkeley, have been assembled. … The book is suited for students in mathematics, physics or engineering. Solutions are well explained, making the book valuable for self-study. The problems have a satisfactory high level, so the book is a rich resource of examples for lecturers as well, who need exercises … . This book certainly is to be recommended." (Paula Bruggen, Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, 12:4, 2005)
Table of ContentsContents Preface I Problems 1 Real Analysis 1.1 Elementary Calculus 1.2 Limitsand Continuity 1.3 Sequences, Series, and Products 1.4 Differential Calculus 1.5 Integral Calculus 1.6 Sequences of Functions 1.7 Fourier Series 1.8 Convex Functions 2 Multivariable Calculus 2.1 Limitsand Continuity 2.2 Differential Calculus 2.3 Integral Calculus 3 Differential Equations 3.1 First Order Equations 3.2 SecondOrder Equations 3.3 Higher Order Equations 3.4 Systems of Differential Equations 4 Metric Spaces 4.1 Topology of Rn 4.2 General Theory 4.3 Fixed Point Theorem 5 Complex Analysis 5.1 Complex Numbers 5.2 Series and Sequences of Functions 5.3 Conformal Mappings 5.4 Functions on the Unit Disc 5.5 Growth Conditions 5.6 Analytic and Meromorphic Functions 5.7 Cauchy’s Theorem 5.8 Zeros and Singularities 5.9 Harmonic Functions 5.10 Residue Theory 5.11 Integrals Along the Real Axis 6 Algebra 6.1 Examples of Groups and General Theory 6.2 Homomorphisms and Subgroups 6.3 Cyclic Groups 6.4 Normality, Quotients, and Homomorphisms 6.5 Sn, An , Dn, .. 6.6 Direct Products 6.7 Free Groups, Generators, and Relations 6.8 Finite Groups 6.9 Ringsand Their Homomorphisms 6.10 Ideals 6.11 Polynomials 6.12 Fields and Their Extensions 6.13 Elementary Number Theory 7 Linear Algebra 7.1 Vector Spaces 7.2 Rankand Determinants 7.3 Systems of Equations 7.4 Linear Transformations 7.5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 7.6 Canonical Forms 7.7 Similarity 7.8 Bilinear, Quadratic Forms, and Inner Product Spaces 7.9 General Theory ofMatrices II Solutions 1 Real Analysis 1.1 Elementary Calculus 1.2 Limits and Continuity 1.3 Sequences, Series, and Products 1.4 Differential Calculus 1.5 Integral Calculus 1.6Sequences of Functions 1.7 Fourier Series 1.8 Convex Functions 2 Multivariable Calculus 2.1 Limitsand Continuity 2.2 Differential Calculus 2.3 Integral Calculus 3 Differential Equations 3.1 First Order Equations 3.2 Second Order Equations 3.3 Higher Order Equations 3.4 Systems of Differential Equations 4 Metric Spaces 4.1 Topology of Rn 4.2 General Theory 4.3 Fixed Point Theorem 5 Complex Analysis 5.1 Complex Numbers 5.2 Series and Sequences of Functions 5.3 Conformal Mappings 5.4 Functions on the Unit Disc 5.5 Growth Conditions 5.6 Analytic and Meromorphic Functions 5.7 Cauchy’s Theorem 5.8 Zeros and Singularities 5.9 Harmonic Functions 5.10 Residue Theory 5.11 Integrals Along the Real Axis 6 Algebra 6.1 Examples of Groups and General Theory 6.2 Homomorphisms and Subgroups 6.3 Cyclic Groups 6.4 Normality, Quotients, and Homomorphisms 6.5 Sn, An , Dn, .. 6.6 Direct Products 6.7 Free Groups, Generators, and Relations 6.8 Finite Groups 6.9 Rings and Their Homomorphisms 6.10 Ideals 6.11 Polynomials 6.12 Fields and Their Extensions 6.13 Elementary Number Theory 7 Linear Algebra 7.1 Vector Spaces 7.2 Rankand Determinants 7.3 Systems of Equations 7.4 Linear Transformations 7.5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 7.6 Canonical Forms 7.7 Similarity 7.8 Bilinear, Quadratic Forms, and Inner Product Spaces 7.9 General Theory of Matrices III Appendices A How to Get the Exams A.1 On-line A.2 Off-line, the Last Resort B Passing Scores C The Syllabus References Index
