MATH 463: Complex Variables for Scientists and Engineers

Spring 2015

Instructor: Dionisios Margetis

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

Short Syllabus and Detailed Course Policies (PDF)

For detailed syllabus see the Mathematics Department webpage

Teaching Assistant (TA)/Grader Information

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