MATH 463: Complex Variables for Scientists and Engineers
Spring 2015
LECTURES:
MWF, 11:00am-11:50am; Rm MTH 1313
Instructor's office hours:
MW 12:00pm-12:50pm (after class), or by appointment; starting Mon Feb. 2
Teaching Assistant/Grader:
Mr. Samuel Punshon-Smith
punshs@math.umd.edu; see info below
FINAL EXAM:
Saturday May 16, 8:00am-10:00am
Textbook:
Fundamentals
of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering
and Science ;
authors: E. B. Saff and A. D. Snider; publisher:
Prentice Hall, 2002
HOMEWORKS:
Homework 1, due Wed. Feb. 11
Homework 2, due Wed. Feb. 25
Homework 3, due Wed. March 11
Homework 4, due Wed. April 1
Homework 5, due Friday April 17
Homework 6, due
Wednesday May 6
EXAMS:
QUIZ 1, Wed. Feb. 18
Quiz 1 Solution
EXAM 1, Fri Feb. 27
Solutions to Exam 1
QUIZ 2 and Solutions, Mon March 30
EXAM 2, Mon April 13
Solutions to Exam 2
EXAM 3, Fri May 8
Solutions to Exam 3
LECTURES:
Lecture 1, Mon Jan. 26:
Secs. 1.1-1.4
from text: Algebra of complex numbers
Lecture 2,
Wed Jan. 28:
Sec.
1.5
from text: n-th root of complex number
Lecture 3,
Fri Jan. 30:
Secs. 1.6, 2.1-2.3:
Open sets; functions of complex variables; analyticity