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Course Content:  

Required Text: Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable, Second Edition A. I. Markushevich.
Recommended Text: Complex Variables, Murray R. Spiegel, Shaum's, McGraw Hill, 1999.  

This course is an introduction to the study of functions of a complex variable. Topics are to include: Algebra of complex numbers, elementary functions with their mapping properties; analytic functions; power series; integration, Cauchy's Theorem, Laurent series and residue calculus; and, elementary conformal mappings. We will cover many of the sections from Parts I, II, and a little from Part III of the text.

Course Requirements:

Homework: Homework assignments will be collected on a regular basis and you will be told when the work is due. As doing homework is very important for learning the material in this course, it will count as 30% of your grade.

Attendance: YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL OF THE CLASSES! After three excused absences there will be a penalty of 1% for each absence from your total grade.

Paper: There are many interesting topics in complex analysis. You will be given the opportunity to explore one topic in depth through the writing of a research paper on some aspect of the field. More detail will be provided later in the semester. This paper will count 10% of your grade.

Exams and Grades: There will be a midterm and a final for this course. The exams will cover the material up to the date of the exam. The tentative dates for the exams are below.

Midterm

October 11

Final

Dec 6, 3:00 PM


Your final grade will be based on the following:

Homework

30%

Paper

 10%

Midterm

30%

Final

30%

89.5-100

A

79.5-89.5

B

69.5-79.5

C

59.5-69.5

D

Borderline grades may be modified by a plus, or a minus, if the instructor determines that such grades are earned.

Advice for Success:  

In order to learn the material in this course and earn a good grade, you need to put in some effort. Do not put off assignments or reading. If you do not understand something, ask the instructor. Come to office hours, use the email, ask knowledgeable students, or go to the library/internet and find supplementary material.  This will help you to keep in touch with the physics and not get lost in the details of the mathematics. Additional material will be placed at the course website. The instructor can only cover the basics in class. You are not expected to know the material by only listening to the lectures. You need to work problems and think about what you are doing.

 

Academic Honor Code:

All members of UNCW’s community are expected to follow the academic Honor Code. Please read the UNCW Honor Code carefully (as covered in the UNCW Student Handbook). Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated in this class. Please be especially familiar with UNCW’s position on plagiarism as outlined in the UNCW Student Handbook. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty in which you take someone else’s ideas and represent them as your own.

Student Disabilities: UNCW Disability Services supplies information about disability law, documentation procedures and accommodations that can be found at http://uncw.edu/disability/. To obtain accommodations the student should first contact Disability Services and present their documentation to the coordinator for review and verification.

Campus Respect Compact.  UNCW has recently instituted a Respect Compact to affirm our commitment to a civil community, characterized by mutual respect.  That Compact will soon be affixed to the wall of each classroom and can be accessed at: http://uncw.edu/diversity/documents/ApprovedSeahawkRespectCompact8x10.08.09.pdf

Learning takes place outside the classroom.

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This syllabus is subject to change!
 

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E-Mail: Dr. Russell Herman Last Updated: August 17, 2016