Subsequences and Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem
Definition 2.4.1 Let \(\{p_n\}\) be a sequence and let \(\{n_k\}\) be strictly increasing sequence, i.e. $n_1 < n_2 <n_3 < \cdots$. We call \(\{p_{n...
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Monotone Sequences
Definition 2.3.1 A sequence \(\{a_n\}\) is said to be (a) monotone increasing if $a_n \leq a_{n+1}$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$ (b) monotone decreasing if $a_...
Sequences of real numbers
Theorem 2.1.3 (Triangular inequality) For all $x,y\in \mathbb{R}, \lvert x+y\rvert\leq \vert x\rvert+\vert y\rvert$
Countable and Uncountable sets
Definition 1.7.2 For each positive integer $n\in \mathbb{N}$, let \(\mathbb{N}_n:=\{1,2,\ldots,n \}\). If $A$ is a set, we say (a) $A$ is finite if $A\sim \...
Least Upper Bound Property
Definition (Ordered Set) Let $S$ be a set. An order on $S$ is a relation, denoted by $<$, with the following property