Math 4230 Complex Variables Syllabus and course page, Spring 2011

This page will be updated throughout the semester.

Instructor:

Marshall Hampton

Office: 172 SCC

Email: mhampton at d.umn.edu (preferred contact method)

Telephone: 726-6329

Office hours: MWF 10 - 11, Tu 11-1.

Class homepage:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~mhampton/m4230s11.html (this page)

Lecture Times and Location:
9:00 A.M. - 9:50 A.M., M, W, F (01/18/2011 - 05/06/2011), EduE 20

Prerequisites:
Math 3280 (Differential Equations with Linear Algebra) or equivalent.

Student Conduct Code:
see the full description at www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html.

Textbook:
Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering, Science, and Mathematics (3rd Edition), by E.B. Saff and A.D. Snider. ISBN-13: 978-0139078743.

Topics:
Complex numbers and analytic functions; complex integration; complex power series, Taylor series, and Laurent series; theory of residues; conformal mapping.

Exams:
There will be a midterm and a final exam. The midterm is Wednesday, March 9th. The final exam is 8-10 am, Monday, May 9th. A sheet of notes is allowed for each exam.

Practice midterm .

Practice midterm solutions.

Practice final. You are allowed a sheet of notes for the final (both sides of one sheet).

Practice final solutions.

Grading:
Grades will be determined from assignments and exams. Assignments are 30%, midterm 30%, final exam 40%.

Homework:
Late assignments are not accepted. Your answers should include intermediate steps - it is not acceptable to only write down an answer.

Assignment 1, Due Wednesday, January 26th: Ch 1.1: 8, 22, 25, 30; Ch 1.2: 7f with the "7" replaced by "1"; Ch 1.3: 16, 28.

Assignment 2, Due Wednesday, February 2nd: Ch 1.4: 1, 18, 20. Ch 1.5: 16. Ch 1.6: 12. Ch 1.7: 2. Ch 2.1: 6, 15. Ch 2.2: 9. Ch 2.3: 16.

Assignment 3, Due Wednesday, February 9th: Ch 2.4: 2, 15. Ch 2.5: 2, 8. 2.6: 2. 2.7: 10. 3.1: 15.

Assignment 4, Due Wednesday, February 16th: PDF.

Assignment 5, Due Wednesday, February 23rd: PDF.

Assignment 6, Due Wednesday, March 2nd: PDF.

Extra credit assignment, due March 25th: PDF.

Assignment 7, Due Wednesday, March 30th: PDF.

Assignment 8, Due Wednesday, April 13th: PDF.

Assignment 9, Due Friday, April 22nd: PDF.

Assignment 10, Due Wednesday May 4th: PDF.

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Disabilities:
An individual who has a disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect his/her ability to perform in this class should contact the instructor as soon as possible so that he can adapt methods, materials and/or tests as needed to provide for equitable participation.