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Ordinary Differential Equations 16 | Periodic Solutions and Fixed Points
A dynamical system’s “special” long-term behaviors—fixed points and periodic solutions—show up directly in the phase portrait, and for a...
Abstract Linear Algebra 2 | Examples of Abstract Vector Spaces [dark version]
The core takeaway is that many familiar mathematical objects become vector spaces once addition and scalar multiplication are defined in a way that...
Unbounded Operators 1 | Introduction and Definitions [dark version]
Unbounded operators are essential in functional analysis because they naturally arise in both partial differential equations and quantum...
Manifolds 11 | Projective Space is a Manifold [dark version]
Real projective space P^n\mathbb{R} is shown to be a well-defined n-dimensional manifold by building an explicit atlas from the sphere S^n and the...
Multivariable Calculus 19 | Examples for Local Extrema
Local extrema in multivariable calculus hinge on two tests: the gradient must vanish at a critical point, and the Hessian matrix must have the right...
Abstract Linear Algebra 15 | Orthogonal Projection Onto Subspace
Orthogonal projection onto a finite-dimensional subspace works the same way as in the one-dimensional case: every vector X splits uniquely into a...
Multivariable Calculus 22 | Local Diffeomorphisms
Local diffeomorphisms formalize what coordinate changes do: they behave like smooth, invertible maps once you zoom in far enough, even when they fail...
Real Analysis Live - Problem Solving - Continuous Functions (Problems here: https://tbsom.de/live)
A piecewise “rational vs. irrational” function can look wildly discontinuous everywhere—yet still be continuous at a single point. The stream’s first...
Complex Analysis 24 | Winding Number [dark version]
Winding number turns “how many times a curve loops around a point” into a precise integer you can compute with a contour integral. For a point z0 in...
Measure Theory 19 | Fubini's Theorem [dark version]
Fubini’s theorem turns difficult integrals over a product space into easier, iterated one-variable integrals—provided the measures involved are...
Ordinary Differential Equations 17 | Picard–Lindelöf Theorem (General and Special Version)
Picard–Lindelöf gets a nonautonomous upgrade: for initial value problems where the dynamics depend on time as well as state, a locally Lipschitz...
Linear Algebra 51 | Determinant for Linear Maps
Determinants aren’t just a matrix trick—they measure how an abstract linear map changes n-dimensional volume. For a linear map f: R^n → R^n, the...
Abstract Linear Algebra 46 | Example of Schur Decomposition
Schur decomposition turns any complex square matrix into an upper triangular “Schur normal form” using only unitary similarity transformations. In...
Hilbert Spaces 2 | Examples of Hilbert Spaces [dark version]
Hilbert spaces are built from vector spaces plus an inner product, and the key practical takeaway is that many familiar “function” and “sequence”...
Abstract Linear Algebra 9 | Example for Change of Basis
Change-of-basis matrices let the same vector in an abstract vector space be represented in different bases, and the key practical takeaway is how to...
Hilbert Spaces 4 | Parallelogram Law
The parallelogram law links geometry to algebra: in any inner product space, the squared lengths of the sum and difference of two vectors always...
Abstract Linear Algebra 20 | Gram-Schmidt Orthonormalization
Gram–Schmidt orthonormalization turns any basis of a finite-dimensional inner-product subspace into an orthonormal basis that fits the geometry of...
Multivariable Calculus 27 | Application of the Implicit Function Theorem
A simple zero of a polynomial doesn’t just exist—it moves smoothly when the polynomial’s coefficients are perturbed. That stability is the payoff of...
Functional Analysis 18 | Compact Operators [dark version]
Compact operators extend the “finite-dimensional finiteness” idea to infinite-dimensional normed spaces by forcing the image of the unit ball to...
Complex Analysis 17 | Complex Integration on Real Intervals [dark version]
Complex integration on real intervals sets up the machinery for integrating complex-valued functions by reducing everything to ordinary real Riemann...
Manifolds 40 | Integral Over A Chart Is Well-Defined
A manifold integral defined using a single coordinate chart turns out not to depend on which orientation-preserving chart is chosen. The key result...
Probability Theory 12 | Cumulative Distribution Function [dark version]
Every real-valued random variable comes with a cumulative distribution function (CDF) that turns probability questions into a single, monotone curve...
Linear Algebra 10 | Cross Product [dark version]
The cross product is a concrete way to combine two 3D vectors into a third vector: given u and v in R3, the result u × v is itself a vector that is...
Linear Algebra 46 | Leibniz Formula for Determinants [dark version]
A determinant can be built from an “oriented volume” function by enforcing three rules—multilinearity, antisymmetry, and normalization—and that setup...
Multidimensional Integration 1 | Lebesgue Measure and Lebesgue Integral [dark version]
Multidimensional integration in higher-dimensional spaces is built on a single foundation: the Lebesgue measure and the Lebesgue integral. The core...
Algebra 2 | Semigroups [dark version]
Semigroups start with a simple idea: take a set and a rule for combining any two elements, then require one key law so the order of parentheses...
Manifolds 37 | Unit Normal Vector Field
A continuous unit normal vector field on a codimension-one submanifold isn’t just a geometric decoration—it ties together orientability and the...
Complex Analysis 11 | Power Series Are Holomorphic - Proof [dark version]
Power series converge uniformly on every closed disk strictly inside their radius of convergence, and that uniform control survives differentiation....
Functional Analysis 16 | Compact Sets [dark version]
Compactness in functional analysis is often summarized as “closed and bounded,” but that shortcut only works in familiar settings like 2 and 3...
Manifolds 19 | Tangent Space for Submanifolds [dark version]
Tangent spaces for submanifolds in 9n are built by taking the range of the differential of a local parameterization, turning the geometry of a...
Functional Analysis 11 | Orthogonality [dark version]
Orthogonality in an inner product space is defined entirely through the inner product: two vectors are orthogonal exactly when their inner product is...
Linear Algebra 48 | Laplace Expansion [dark version]
Laplace (cofactor) expansion turns determinant calculation from the brute-force Leibniz method into a recursive “shrink the matrix” procedure....
Ordinary Differential Equations 4 | Reducing to First Order [dark version]
Higher-order ordinary differential equations can be rewritten as first-order systems by packaging derivatives into a vector. That shift matters...
Probability Theory 9 | Independence for Events [dark version]
Independence in probability is the idea that learning one event gives no information about how likely another event is. Formally, event B should not...
Algebra 9 | Group Homomorphisms
Group homomorphisms are the structure-preserving maps between two groups: they must respect the group operation in a way that makes “apply the map,...
Linear Algebra 11 | Matrices [dark version]
Matrices enter linear algebra as a practical way to organize many numbers so they can later solve systems of linear equations. The core idea is...
Probability Theory 32 | De Moivre–Laplace theorem
The De Moivre–Laplace theorem turns the binomial distribution into an (asymptotically) normal one, giving a practical way to approximate binomial...
How to Learn with Problem Sheets (good and bad ones)
A good problem sheet teaches the underlying method; a bad one hides the method behind distractions or unrealistic “applications.” The clearest...
Ordinary Differential Equations 19 | Solution Space
For systems of linear differential equations, the solution set has a rigid structure: in the homogeneous case, all solutions form an n-dimensional...
Complex Analysis 18 | Complex Contour Integral [dark version]
Complex contour integrals are defined by adding up the values of a complex function along a parameterized path, with each contribution weighted by...
Real Analysis 50 | Properties of the Riemann Integral for Step Functions [dark version]
For step functions, the Riemann integral behaves exactly like a well-behaved “oriented area” functional: it turns a step function into a real number...
Distributions 5 | Regular Distributions [dark version]
Regular distributions are exactly those distributions that can be represented by ordinary functions—more precisely, by locally integrable...
Banach Fixed-Point Theorem [dark version]
Banach’s Fixed-Point Theorem guarantees a unique fixed point for a contraction on a complete metric space—and it also provides a practical way to...
Real Analysis 20 | Ratio and Root Test [dark version]
Ratio and root tests give fast, geometric-series-based ways to decide whether an infinite series a_k converges absolutely. The key payoff is...
Fourier Transform 10 | Fundamental Example for Fourier Series
A single, carefully chosen “step” function is enough to prove Parseval’s identity for all square-integrable (L2) functions—once the Fourier...
Complex Analysis 30 | Identity Theorem [dark version]
A single accumulation point of agreement between two holomorphic functions forces them to be identical everywhere on a connected domain. That’s the...
Functional Analysis 19 | Hölder's Inequality [dark version]
Hölder’s inequality for vectors in ℓ^p spaces is proved using a two-step strategy: first establish Young’s inequality for positive numbers, then...
Probability Theory 22 | Conditional Expectation (given random variables) [dark version]
Conditional expectation given a random variable extends the familiar idea of “averaging with information” from conditioning on an event to...
Hilbert Spaces 5 | Proof of Jordan-von Neumann Theorem
A normed space becomes a genuine inner product space exactly when its norm satisfies the parallelogram law. That criterion—Jordan–von Neumann’s...
Multivariable Calculus 15 | Multi-Index Notation [dark version]
Multi-index notation streamlines multivariable partial derivatives by encoding both the differentiation order and which variables are involved into a...
Multivariable Calculus 29 | Method of Lagrange Multipliers
Lagrange multipliers for constrained extrema aren’t a special trick—they fall out directly from the implicit function theorem. For a function...
Abstract Linear Algebra 16 | Gramian Matrix [dark version]
Orthogonal projection onto a finite-dimensional subspace can be computed by solving a linear system built from inner products—using a special matrix...
Abstract Linear Algebra 13 | Orthogonality
Orthogonality is defined in any inner product space as the condition that two vectors have zero inner product—turning the familiar “right angle” idea...
Real Analysis 48 | Riemann Integral - Partitions [dark version]
Riemann integration is introduced as the practical way to compute the signed (or “orientated”) area between a function’s graph and the x-axis. The...
Probability Theory 27 | kσ-intervals
K-sigma intervals give a distribution-agnostic way to bound how much probability mass lies near the mean: for any random variable with finite...
Fourier Transform 11 | Sum Formulas for Sine and Cosine
A precise closed-form expression for a cosine Dirichlet-type series is derived and then used to extend convergence results all the way to the...
Unbounded Operators 3 | Closed Operators
Closed operators are defined by a simple geometric/topological rule: an operator T between normed spaces is “closed” exactly when its graph is a...
Real Analysis 45 | Taylor's Theorem [dark version]
Taylor’s theorem turns local smoothness into a controlled approximation: if a function has enough derivatives, its value near a chosen expansion...
Measure Theory 20 | Outer measures - Part 1 [dark version]
Outer measures provide a flexible way to assign “volumes” to *all* subsets of a space without requiring a sigma-algebra up front. Instead of starting...
Fourier Transform 5 | Integrable Functions [dark version]
Fourier analysis needs a precise function space where “integrable over one period” is enough to make approximation and projection work. For...
Abstract Linear Algebra 24 | Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms
Homomorphisms and isomorphisms in linear algebra are just linear maps—distinguished by whether they preserve structure one way or in both directions....
Measure Theory 17 | Product measure and Cavalieri's principle [dark version]
Product measure turns two separate measure spaces into a single measure on their Cartesian product by enforcing a simple rule: measurable rectangles...
Multivariable Calculus 31 | Lagrangian
Constrained optimization in multivariable calculus gets a cleaner “recipe” once the Lagrange multipliers method is rewritten using a single object:...
Manifolds 13 | Examples of Smooth Manifolds [dark version]
A concrete check of the transition maps shows why the n-dimensional sphere carries a C∞ smooth structure: every overlap map between its standard...
Multivariable Calculus 28 | Extreme Values With Constraints
Local maxima and minima of multivariable functions usually come from where the gradient vanishes. That rule breaks down once the search is restricted...
Ordinary Differential Equations 12 | Picard–Lindelöf Theorem [dark version]
The Picard–Lindelöf theorem guarantees not just that an initial value problem for an ordinary differential equation has a solution, but that—under a...
Probability Theory 13 | Independence for Random Variables [dark version]
Independence for random variables is defined by checking whether the events created from their values behave independently—then that property can be...
Hilbert Spaces 9 | Projection Theorem
Hilbert spaces guarantee a clean geometric split: every vector can be written as the sum of a component lying in a closed subspace and a component...
Linear Algebra 19 | Matrices induce linear maps [dark version]
A matrix doesn’t just store numbers—it automatically defines a linear map between vector spaces, and the usual matrix-vector multiplication is...
Linear Algebra 14 | Column Picture of the Matrix-Vector Product [dark version]
A matrix can be understood as a “column machine” that turns an input vector into an output vector by forming a linear combination of its columns....
Manifolds 41 | Measurable Sets and Null Sets
Measurable sets and null sets are the missing pieces that make integration on manifolds work beyond a single coordinate chart. Once a subset’s image...
Abstract Linear Algebra 4 | Basis, Linear Independence, Generating Sets [dark version]
A basis in abstract linear algebra is defined as the “sweet spot” between spanning and uniqueness: it generates a subspace while keeping linear...
Linear Algebra 34 | Range and Kernel of a Matrix [dark version]
Range and kernel turn a matrix into two practical “tests” for solving linear systems: whether a right-hand side can be reached at all, and whether...
Multivariable Calculus 8 | Gradient [dark version]
The gradient is introduced as the multivariable tool that turns a totally differentiable real-valued function into a vector field—pointing in the...
Multivariable Calculus 10 | Directional Derivative [dark version]
Directional derivatives extend partial derivatives by measuring how a multivariable function changes when moving in an arbitrary direction, not just...
Real Analysis 34 | Differentiability [dark version]
Differentiability at a point is fundamentally about whether a function can be approximated locally by a straight line, and that straight-line “best...
Complex Analysis 27 | Cauchy's Integral Formula [dark version]
Cauchy’s integral formula turns the “zero around closed curves” message of Cauchy’s theorem into a precise reconstruction rule: for a holomorphic...
Real Analysis 29 | Combination of Continuous Functions [dark version]
Continuity behaves well under standard algebraic operations and under function composition: combine continuous functions and the result stays...
Real Analysis 32 | Intermediate Value Theorem [dark version]
The Intermediate Value Theorem (IVT) guarantees that a continuous function cannot “skip” values between its endpoint outputs on an interval. If a...
Hilbert Spaces 6 | Orthogonal Complement
Orthogonality in inner product spaces isn’t just a definition—it becomes a geometric tool for carving a vector space into mutually perpendicular...
Partial Differential Equations 2 | Laplace's Equation
Laplace’s equation—defined by setting the Laplacian of a function to zero—becomes especially tractable when the function is assumed to be radially...
Abstract Linear Algebra 45 | Schur Decomposition
Schur decomposition guarantees that every complex square matrix can be turned—using a unitary change of basis—into an upper triangular matrix. That...
Ordinary Differential Equations 21 | Solution Set of Linear ODEs
A linear system of ordinary differential equations with a forcing term has a solution set that can be built from the homogeneous solutions plus just...
Functional Analysis 26 | Open Mapping Theorem [dark version]
The open mapping theorem turns a structural property of linear operators into a topological guarantee: a bounded linear map between Banach spaces...
Probability Theory 21 | Conditional Expectation (given events) [dark version]
Conditional expectation given an event is built by reweighting probabilities to focus only on outcomes inside that event. Start with conditional...
Complex Numbers: Solving Equations (with Example) [dark version]
Solving equations like z^n = a in the complex numbers comes down to taking roots in polar (exponential) form—and the exponent n dictates both how...
Probability Theory 19 | Covariance and Correlation
Covariance and correlation provide a way to quantify how two random variables move together—whether they tend to increase and decrease in tandem, or...
Start Learning Reals 4 | Construction [dark version]
The construction of the real numbers is built from rational Cauchy sequences: start with all sequences of rational numbers that get arbitrarily close...
Functional Analysis 21 | Isomorphisms [dark version]
Isomorphisms are the yardstick for when two mathematical spaces are “the same” in a structural sense—no information is lost, and the structure is...
Distributions 6 | The Delta Distribution Is Not Regular [dark version]
The delta distribution cannot be represented as a “regular” distribution coming from an ordinary locally integrable function. In practical terms,...
Multivariable Calculus 30 | Example for Lagrange Multipliers
Lagrange multipliers pin down exactly where a linear function reaches its highest and lowest values on a curved constraint set: the cylinder–plane...
Real Analysis 52 | Riemann Integral - Examples [dark version]
Riemann integrability hinges on whether the “gap” between step-function approximations from below and from above can be forced arbitrarily small. The...
Real Analysis 42 | L'Hospital's Rule [dark version]
L’Hospital’s Rule is built from a more general “extended mean value theorem” that links two differentiable functions through a special mean slope....
Abstract Linear Algebra 19 | Fourier Coefficients
Orthogonal projections in inner-product spaces turn “finding coefficients” into simple inner-product calculations—no linear systems required. For a...
Abstract Linear Algebra 18 | Orthonormal Basis
Orthonormal bases turn the hard parts of orthogonal projection into a fast, almost plug-and-play calculation. In a finite-dimensional subspace U of...
Manifolds 21 | Tangent Space (Definition via tangent curves) [dark version]
Tangent spaces for abstract manifolds can be defined without embedding the manifold into any surrounding Euclidean space by using tangent curves and...
Complex Analysis 12 | Exp, Cos and Sin as Power Series [dark version]
Holomorphic power series behave predictably under differentiation: if a function is given by a power series on its disk of convergence, then every...
Complex Analysis 20 | Antiderivatives [dark version]
Complex antiderivatives (primitives) let contour integrals be computed purely from endpoints: if a holomorphic function f has a complex...
Probability Theory 8 | Bayes's Theorem and Total Probability [dark version]
Bayes’s theorem and the law of total probability are presented as two linked tools for turning conditional information into an overall...
Manifolds 23 | Differential (Definition) [dark version]
Differentials for smooth maps between manifolds are built by pushing tangent vectors forward—turning the familiar “Jacobian/derivative” idea into a...