Complex Analysis MATH 305     Spring 2016 TuTh 11:00 - 12:15, Smith Labs 155

Professor Gareth Roberts

Office: Haberlin 305
Phone: 508-793-2350
E-mail: groberts DOT holycross DOT edu
Office hours: Mon. 2 - 3, Tues. 10 - 11, Wed. 1 - 2, Thurs. 10 - 11, or by appointment
(See my teaching and research schedule for other available times.)

NOTE: All downloadable files are PDF format unless otherwise noted.

Photos
Class Photo (serious)     Class Photo (goofy)

Important Information

• Text: Complex Variables and Applications, 8th edition, James Ward Brown and Ruel V. Churchill.
  A copy of the text is on reserve in the Science Library.
• Syllabus
• Calendar
• Departmental Statement on Academic Integrity
• College Academic Honesty Policy (Scroll down about 1/3 of the webpage)

Class Handouts

• Using Residues to Evaluate Improper Integrals (Worksheet for Sections 78 and 79) (May 5)
• Important Functions and Their Properties (Worksheet for Chapter 3) (March 17)
• Lecture Notes for Section 22 (Sufficient Conditions for Differentiability) (Feb. 23)
• Basic Algebraic Properties of Complex Numbers (Jan. 28)
• Complex Analysis: Some Highlights (Jan. 26)

Homework (due at the start of class)

• Assignment 1 (due Thurs., Jan. 28)
• Assignment 2 (due Thurs., Feb. 4)
• Assignment 3 (due Thurs., Feb. 18)
• Assignment 4 (due Thurs., Feb. 25)
• Assignment 5 (due Thurs., March 17)
• Assignment 6 (due Thurs., April 7)
• Assignment 7 (due Thurs., April 14)
• Assignment 8 (due Thurs., April 28)
• Assignment 9 (due Fri., May 6)

Computer Projects

• Mappings of Complex Functions (due Fri., Feb. 19)
• Minimal Surfaces and Soap Film (due Fri., April 1)

Exams/Quizzes

• Quiz 1: Thurs., Feb. 11, in class
• Exam 1: Thurs., March 3, in class
• Exam 2: Thurs., April 21, in class
• Quiz 2: Thurs., May 5, in class
• Final Exam: Tues., May 17, 11:30 - 2:00 pm, Smith Labs 155

FINAL EXAM Review Session: Sunday, May 15, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Smith Labs 155.

Useful Links

• Stereographic Projection: Instructional Video by Arlo Caine     Projecting Riemann
• Wolfram|Alpha (Computational Knowledge Engine)
• MathSciNet basic subject search
• Biography of Cauchy
• Web Links for Mathematics/Mathematicians History
• The Greek Alphabet (learn how to say and write the symbols frequently found in mathematics literature)
• Holy Cross Math/CS Club

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