Ph. D.

Math Comprehensive Exam

Real Analysis

Prove the following:

1. Let A   and  A  a : a   .

a. c   is a lower bound for A if and only if –c is an upper bound.
b. If inf( A) exists, then sup( A) exists and sup( A)  inf( A).
2. Let A be a non-empty subset of  and α   . Then α  inf(A) if and only if
, α   A   and α, α  ε   A  for all ε  0 .
3. Let x be a real numbers. Then there exists a positive integer k s.t. k 1  x 1  k .
4. Let
xn be a sequence of real nos. Then lim xn is the smallest cluster point.

5. If O   is non-empty and open. Then O contans an open interval.

6. Every finite set in  is closed.
7. Let X be a non-empty subset in  . Then , x is an algebra.
8. Let X be a non-empty set of ζ a collection of subsets of X . Then there exists a smallest
σ  algebra of subsets of X containing ζ .
9. Let X   and M =P (x). Fix x0  X and define μ : M  0,  by

μ(E)   2 , if x0  E
 0 , if x0  E
10. Prove that m *     0 .
11. Prove that m *  A  B   m *  A  .
12. Let α   . Then m *   α,     .
13. Prove that  is measurable.
14. If E is measurable, then there exist a Gδ  set G with E  G
and m *G / E   0 .
15. Give a non-measurable set and show that it is non-measurable.
16. Let f : D   * be a function where D is measurable and α   . If x  D : f (x)  α M,

then x  D : f (x)  is measurable.

α
17. Let f : D   and g : D   be measurable functions.. then fg is measurable.
18. Let 
f n n1 be a sequence of measurable fucntion where fn : D    n   .
19. Let f : D   be a measurable function. Then g : D   given by
 0 , if x   D
 0
g(x)  
 f (x) , otherwise

is measurable.

20. For any division D, s  f , D   S  f , D  .

21. Let f and g be bounded measurable functions on E, where m(E)  α . Then

 E
 g.
E
f
22. Let f and g be non-negative measurbale functions on E with m  E   . Then

 E f g f  g.
E E
23. Let f and g be integrable over E. Then f+ g is integrable over E and
  f
E
g f  g.
E

E
24. State and prove Faton’s Lemma.
25. State and prove the Monotone Convergence Method.
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Algebra

Prove the following:

1. F is a Galois over K if and only if K is closed.
2. Show that   2, 3    2 3 . 
3. If   F , then Aut F  AutF .
4. State and prove the “Fundamental Theore, of Field Theory.”
5. If R is a field, then R has no proper ideals.
6. Let M be an ideal in a ring R with identity 1R  0 . If R M is a division ring, then M is
maximal.
7. Let P be a prime ideal of a commutative ring R. Then P satisfies the following:
ab  P  a  P or b  P .
8. Let R be a ring and I be an ideal. Then R I is a ring.
9. Let f : R  S be a homomorphism of a ring. Then,

a) R Kerf  Im f

b) If I and J are ideals in R, then I

IJIJJ.
10. If G is an Abelian group and m  , then mG  mu u  G is a subgroup of G.
11. If N is asubgroup of index 2 in a group G, then N is normal in G.
12. A group G is Abelian if and only if then map G  G given 1
x  x is an automorphism.
13. Give an example of a monoid that is not a group. by
14. Prove:  F : K   1 if and only if F  K .
15. Prove: If  F : K  is prime, then there are no intermediate field between F and K.
16. If F 

2, 3 , find F :  and a basis of F over  .
 
17. Let  be a ring and
f , g    x1 , x2 ,..., xn  .
Prove: a) deg f  g   max deg f , deg g 
b) deg fg   deg f  deg g
18. Let f be a polynomial of positve degree over on integral domain D. If charD  0, then
f0.
19. If D is a unique factorization domain, a  D
and f  D  x  , then C(af and aC( f ) are
associates in D. )
20. Let D be an integral domain which is a subring of an integral domain E. f  D  x  and
Let
c  E . C is a multiple root of f if and only if f (c)  and f (c)  0 .
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Topology

Prove the following:

1. Let
X  q, r, s, t  . Which of the following are topologies on X.
a. , X 
b. ,q,r,s,s, t, x
c. ,r,r, s,r, s, t, X 
d. ,q, r,s, t, X 
2. Let { τα : α A } be a family of topologies on X.
Then
 is a topology on X.

τ
α
αA

3. Let B  τ be a basis for τ . Then A is open if and only if for each x   u  B with
A,
x  u  A.
4. Write all the closed sets of each of the topologies in (1).
5. The union of infinitely many closed set is a closed set.
6. A is not closed if and only if A  A .
n

7. A1  A2  An   Ai .
i1

8. A is not open if and only if inf A  A .

9.  is dense in  .
C
10. If D is dense in X, then inf D   .
11. If A  Y , then Fry  A  Fr  A  Y .
12. A subspace of a subspace is a subspace of the entire space.
13. A constant function is continuous.
14. Let X, Y be a topological space and f : X  Y is a map. If f is continuous,
f
1
 B f
1
 VY.

B
15. An open map need not be continuous.
16. If f is an open map then for each x  X and nbdU of X,  a nbdW of f(x) in Y s.t.
f (x) W  f u .
17. 17.
P:X is closed iff P(A)  P( A) .
Y
18. If f is a homomorphism, then
f  A f( for all A  X .
 A)

19. Show that the Sierpinski space S is connected.

20. If Y is connected, then the only subset of Y that is both open and closed are  and Y.
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