School of Mathematical Sciences, Pietermaritzburg

MATH 323  (COMPLEX ANALYSIS)  2009

      
Lecturer: Prof  Siu-Ah Ng     (F34 Sci. Bldg., Tel: 0332605627, email: ngs@ukzn.ac.za )
 
Lec: Mon 11:25-12:10,  Wed 8:40-9:25,  Thur 13:15-14:00     Tut: Wed 15:05 - 16:30     Venue: F24
 

 

Topics: Complex numbers and complex plane, elementary complex functions, complex differentiation, analyticity, Cauchy-Riemann equations, branches of a function, line integrals, Cauchy's Theorem, Cauchy Integral Formulas, Liouville's Theorem, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Taylor series, Laurent series, singularities, Residue Calculus
  Lectures: 29 hours   Tutorials: 20 hours
Text: Complex Analysis by George Cain, 1999/2005        http://www.freetechbooks.com/about491.html
Assessment: 33% tests (2 best marks from 3 one-hour tests),        67% exam (3 hours)     DP: 30% class marks
 

 

Lec 1 (20 July)
1.1 the definition of  i
chap 1
Lec 2 (22 July) 1.1 arithmetic of complex numbers, relation to real numbers, complex plane
Lec 3 (23 July) 1.2 modulus, real part, imaginary part, conjugate , geometry of the complex plane
Lec 4 (27 July) 1.3 polar form of a complex number, argument, principal argument, rotation of a complex number
Lec 5 (29 July) 1.3 arithmetic using polar form, rotation about the origin, complex number as 2x2 matrices
Lec 6 (30 July) 1.3 some examples about the polar form, casual remarks about FTA and the quaternions
Lec 7 (03 Aug)
2.1 parametric curves in complex plane,  2.2 complex functions
chap 2
Lec 8 (05 Aug) 2.2 limit, continuity of a complex function, examples
Lec 9 (06 Aug) 2.2 differentiability, analyticity,  2.3 Cauchy-Riemann equations
Lec 10 (12 Aug) 2.3 sufficient condition for differentiability
Lec 11 (13 Aug)
3.1 & 3.2 the exponential function
chap 3
Lec 12 (17 Aug) 3.3 trigonometric functions
Lec 13 (19 Aug) 3.4 logarithm and complex exponentiation
Lec 14 (20 Aug) revision
Lec 15 (24 Aug)
4.1 line integral of a complex function
chap 4
Lec 16 (26 Aug) 4.1 & 4.2 more on integration
Lec 17 (27 Aug) Test 1 solutions
Lec 18 (31 Aug) 4.3 antiderivative and path-independent
Lec 19 (02 Sept)
5.1 piecewise smooth curves, simple closed curves, orientation, region, homotopy
chap 5
Lec 20 (03 Sept) 5.2 Cauchy's Theorem
Lec 21 (07 Sept) 5.2 two equivalent versions of Cauchy's Theorem
Lec 22 (09 Sept) 5.2 applications of the two versions of Cauchy's Theorem
Lec 23 (10 Sept) 5.2 Cauchy's Theorem, anti-derivative, path-independence
Lec 24 (14 Sept)
6.1 Cauchy integral formula
chap 6
Lec 25 (16 Sept) 6.2 general Cauchy integral formula and Morera's Theorem
Lec 26 (17 Sept) 6.2 proof of the general Cauchy integral formula
Lec 27 (28 Sept) 6.3 Liouville's Theorem, the Fundamantal Theorem of Algebra
Lec 28 (30 Sept) 6.4 Maximum Modulus Theorem, etc
Lec 29 (01 Oct) Test 2 solutions
Lec 30 (05 Oct)
8.1 complex sequence, power series
chap 8
Lec 31 (07 Oct)
9.1 Taylor series
chap 9
Lec 32 (08 Oct) 9.2 Laurent series
Lec 33 (12 Oct)
10.1 singularities, residues, Laurent series
chap 10
Lec 34 (14 Oct) 10.1 the Residue Theorem, examples
Lec 35 (15 Oct) 10.2 poles and calculation of residues
Lec 36 (19 Oct) 10.2 poles and calculation of residues
Lec 37 (21 Oct) revision
Lec 38 (22 Oct) Test 2 solutions