Measure & Ergodic Theory

Welcome to Math 41021/61021 Measure Theory and Ergodic Theory. This unit introduces Lebesgue measure on the real line, the abstract theory of measures, and the dynamics of measure-preserving transformations.

Unit Structure

The unit is organized by week. Each week you will be expected to engage with the unit in the following ways.

There will be two lectures and one tutorial each week.

Monday Lecture

0900 - 1000
Crawford House Seminar Room A

Wednesday Lecture

1000 - 1100
Roscoe 1.003

Thursday Tutorial

1300 - 1400
Zochonis Theater C

Unit Material

The notes cover everything that is in the unit. The following texts are suitable as an additional resource on our material and provide further reading.

The Elements of Integration and Lebesgue Measure
Robert G. Bartle Wiley

Real analysis: modern techniques and their applications
Gerald B. Folland Wiley

Introduction to Ergodic Theory
Peter Walters Springer

Ergodic Theory with a view towards Number Theory
Manfred Einsiedler, Thomas Ward Springer