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.
Wed. 1/22 |
Complex numbers (I.1-2) |
Fri. 1/24 |
Stereographic projection, square and square root
(I.3-4) |
Mon. 1/27 |
Exponential and logarithm functions (I.5-6) |
Wed. 1/29 |
Complex limits and continuity (II.1) |
Fri. 1/31 |
Complex differentiation and analyticity (II.2) |
Mon. 2/3 |
Cauchy-Riemann equations (II.3) |
Wed. 2/5 |
Jacobians and inverse function theorem (II.4) |
Fri. 2/7 |
Harmonic functions (II.5) |
Mon. 2/10 |
Conformal mappings (II.6) |
Wed. 2/12 |
Fractional linear transformations (II.7) |
Fri. 2/14 |
Line integrals and Green's theorem (III.1) |
Mon. 2/17 |
No class |
Wed. 2/19 |
Midterm 1 review |
Fri. 2/21 |
Midterm 1 |
Mon. 2/24 |
Closed and exact forms, harmonic functions
(III.2-3) |
Wed. 2/26 |
Mean value property (III.4) |
Fri. 2/28 |
Maximum principle (III.5) |
Mon. 3/3 |
Complex line integrals (IV.1-2) |
Wed. 3/5 |
Cauchy's theorem (IV.3) |
Fri. 3/7 |
Cauchy's integral formula (IV.4) |
Mon. 3/10 |
Liouville's theorem (IV.5) |
Wed. 3/12 |
Complex power series (V.1-3) |
Fri. 3/14 |
Power series for analytic functions, manipulation
of power series (V.4) |
Mon. 3/17 |
Manipulation of power series (V.6) |
Wed. 3/19 |
Orders of zeroes of analytic functions (V.7) |
Fri. 3/21 |
Laurent series (VI.1) |
Mon. 3/31 |
Isolated singularities (VI.2) |
Wed. 4/2 |
Partial fraction decompositions (VI.4) |
Fri. 4/4 |
Midterm 2 review |
Mon. 4/7 |
Midterm 2 |
Wed. 4/9 |
Residue theorem (VII.1) |
Fri. 4/11 |
Applications of residue theorem (VII.2-3) |
Mon. 4/14 |
More residue theorem (VII.3-4) |
Wed. 4/16 |
More residue theorem (VII.5) |
Fri. 4/18 |
Jordan's lemma (VII.7) |
Mon. 4/21 |
Argument principle (VIII.1) |
Wed. 4/23 |
Rouche's Theorem (VIII.2) |
Fri. 4/25 |
Open mapping and inverse function theorem (VIII.4) |
Mon. 4/28 |
Gamma and zeta functions |
Wed. 4/30 |
Chebyshev function and the prime number theorem |
Fri. 5/2 |
Laplace transforms, proof of prime number theorem |
Mon. 5/5 |
Review Session 1 |
Wed. 5/7 |
Review Session 2 |
Wed. 5/14 |
Final exam 7-10pm |