The calendar here is tentative, and the topics discussed and specific
dates are subject to change. Numbers in parentheses denote the corresponding
section from Gamelin, Complex Analysis.
Fri. 8/29 |
Complex numbers (I.1-2) |
Mon. 9/1 |
No class |
Wed. 9/3 |
Stereographic projection, square and square root
(I.3-4) |
Fri. 9/5 |
Exponential and logarithm functions (I.5-6) |
Mon. 9/8 |
Complex limits and continuity (II.1) |
Wed. 9/10 |
Complex differentiation and analyticity (II.2) |
Fri. 9/12 |
Cauchy-Riemann equations (II.3) |
Mon. 9/15 |
Jacobians and inverse function theorem (II.4) |
Wed. 9/17 |
Harmonic functions (II.5) |
Fri. 9/19 |
Conformal mappings (II.6) |
Mon. 9/22 |
Fractional linear transformations (II.7) |
Wed. 9/24 |
More on conformal maps |
Fri. 9/26 |
Midterm 1 review |
Mon. 9/29 |
Midterm 1 |
Wed. 10/1 |
Line integrals and Green's theorem (III.1) |
Fri. 10/3 |
Closed and exact forms (III.2) |
Mon. 10/6 |
Harmonic funcitons, mean value property (III.3-4) |
Wed. 10/8 |
Maximum principle (III.5) |
Fri. 10/10 |
Complex line integrals (IV.1-2) |
Mon. 10/13 |
Cauchy's theorem (IV.3) |
Wed. 10/15 |
Cauchy's integral formula (IV.4) |
Fri. 10/17 |
Liouville's theorem (IV.5) |
Mon. 10/20 |
Complex power series (V.1-3) |
Wed. 10/22 |
Power series for analytic functions, manipulation
of power series (V.4) |
Fri. 10/24 |
Manipulation of power series (V.6) |
Mon. 10/27 |
Orders of zeroes of analytic functions (V.7) |
Wed. 10/29 |
Midterm 2 review |
Fri. 10/31 |
Midterm 2 |
Mon. 11/3 |
Laurent series (VI.1) |
Wed. 11/5 |
Isolated singularities (VI.2) |
Fri. 11/7 |
Partial fraction decompositions (VI.4) |
Mon. 11/10 |
Residue theorem (VII.1) -- guest lecture by
Kathryn Mann |
Wed. 11/12 |
Applications of residue theorem (VII.2-3) --
guest lecture by Jean Gutt |
Fri. 11/14 |
More residue theorem (VII.3-4) |
Mon. 11/17 |
More residue theorem (VII.5) |
Wed. 11/19 |
Jordan's lemma (VII.7) |
Fri. 11/21 |
Argument principle (VIII.1) |
Mon. 11/24 |
Rouche's Theorem (VIII.2) |
Wed. 11/26 |
Open mapping and inverse function theorem (VIII.4) |
Fri. 11/28 |
No class |
Mon. 12/1 |
Periodic functions and complex Fourier series
(VI.5-6) |
Wed. 12/3 |
Complex Fourier series (VI.6) |
Fri. 12/5 |
Fourier transforms and applicaitons |
Mon. 12/8 |
Review Session 1 |
Wed. 12/10 |
Review Session 2 |
Mon. 12/15 |
Final exam 11:30am-2:30pm |