Assignment I

Subject: Metric Space and Complex Analysis

Subject Code: B030601T Part A

1. What is Neighbourhood? Give an example of a set which is a nbd of:

a) each of its points b) not any of its points

c) each of its points except end points d) each of its points except one point

2. Define metric and metric space with example.

3. Give two different metrices for the set R of real numbers.

4. Let d be a metric for non empty X. Show that d1 defined by d1(x, y)=2d(x, y) isalso ametric
for X.

5. Let R be the set of all real numbers with usual metric d ( x, y )  x  y . Find whether or not
the given sets are open such that (i) A=[0, 1[, (ii) B=]0, 1[, (iii) C=]0, 1], (iv) D=[0,
1], (v) E={1}, (vi) F=[1, 2, 3]

6. What is a pseudo metric. Give one example of pseudo metric which is not a metric

7. If (X, d) be any metric space and M be a positive number then show that the mapping
Md ( x, y )
d * ( x, y )  is a metric.
1  d ( x, y )

8. Describe open and closed spheres for the usual metric for R and R2.

9. Define a sequence and subsequence with examples.

10. Define complete metric space and explain Cauchy’s sequence?

11. Prove that every convergent sequence in a metric space is Cauchy-sequence.

12. Show that the mapping defined by d ( x, y )  x  y represent a metric on the set of real
numbers.

13. Let (X, d) be a metric space and x, y, z be any three points of X. Then
d ( x, y )  d ( x, z )  d ( z , y ) .

14. If (X, d) be a complete metric space and Y be a subspace of X then prove that Y is complete
iff Y is closed.
 Assignment II

Subject: Metric Space and Complex Analysis

Subject Code: B030601T Part A

1. Define following in a metric space:

a. limit point b. Adherent point c. Isolated point d. d. neibourhood
2. What are open and closed balls? Describe open and closed spheres for R and R2.
3. Prove in metric space the empty set and the whole set X are open sets.
4. Describe open spheres of unit radius about (0,0) for each of the following metrics in R2
(i) d 1 ( z1 , z 2 )  ( x1  x 2 ) 2  ( y1  y 2 ) 2
(ii) d 2 ( z1 , z 2 )  x1  x 2  y1  y 2
(iii) d 3 ( z1 , z 2 )  max{ x1  x 2 , y1  y 2 }
5. Prove that in a metric space (X, d) arbitrary union of open sets is open.
6. Prove that in a metric space every open sphere is a neighbourhood of each of its points.
7. Let A be a subset of a metric space then show that A  A  D( A) .
8. Prove that in a metric space (X, d) , a subset A of X is closed iff D( A)  A.
9. Show that (i) D( )   , (ii) If A  B  D( A)  D( B ) , (iii) D( A  B )  D( A)  D( B ) .
10. Let (X, d) be a metric space and A and B be any subsets of X, then (i) X0=X  0   , (ii) A 0  A ,
(iii) A  B  A 0  B 0 , (iv) ( A  B ) 0  A 0  B 0 , (v) A 0  B 0  ( A  B ) 0 , (vi) A 00  A 0
11. State and prove Cantor’s theorem.
12. Give an example of a set which has
(i) No limit point
(ii) Exactly one limit point
(iii) Exactly two limit points
(iv)Infinite number of limit points
(v) Every point of the set as its limit point

Assignment III

Subject: Metric Space and Complex Analysis

Subject Code: B030601T Part A

1. State and prove Banach Fixed point theorem.

2. Define continuity and uniform continuity.

3. What is a homeomorphism?

4. Show that every Cauchy sequence under a uniform continuous mapping is a Cauchy sequence.

 x, x  1

5. Show that d the usual metric on R such that f ( x)  1, 1  x  2 is continuous but not open.
 x 2 / 4, x  2

 6. Define isomorphism and isometry in a metric space.

7. Prove that if f and g are two continuous mappings on a metric space (X, d) then f+g and fg are
continuous mappings.

8. Show that the function f : 0,1  R such that f ( x)  1 / x is not uniformally continuous.

9. Define a contraction mapping.

10. Show that every contracting mapping is continuous.

11. Let f : ( X , d )  (Y , e) be a mapping in a metric space. Then f is continuous iff the inverse
f 1
(V ) of each e open set off V is d-open subset of X.

Assignment IV

Subject: Metric Space and Complex Analysis

Subject Code: B030601T Part A

1. Define separated, connected and disconnected sets.

2. Prove that if (Y, d*)be a subspace of a metric space (X, d) and let A, B be two subsets of Y,
then A, B are d-separated iff they are d* separated.

3. Prove that the real line R is connected,

4. Prove that If A and B are connected sets which are not separated then union of A and B is a
connected set.

5. Show that continuous image of a connected space is connected.

6. Show that every line segment in R2 is coneected.

7. Define compactness. Show that every compact subset of metric space is closed.
8. Show that (R, d) where d is the usual metric on R is not compact.
9. Show that every compact subset of real line is closed and bounded.
10. Prove that a metric space is compact iff it is complete and totally bounded.
11. Show that every compact metric space is complete.
12. Show that if (X, d) be a metric space and let A and B be two separated subsets of X and C, D
be two non empty sets such that C  A, D  B. Then the sets C and D are separated.

13. If (X, d) be a metric space and let a A is a subset of X, then prove that following statements
are equivalent:

(i) A is disconnected (ii) A is expressible as the union of two separated subsets of X.

14. Prove that a metric space (X, d) is disconnected iff there exists a non empty proper subset of
X which is both d-open and d-closed.

15. Show that every singleton set is connected.

16. Show that continuous function a compact metric space is uniformally continuous.
17. Show that every compact metric space is locally compact.
18. Show that intersection and union of two compact subsets is compact.