This is a first rigorous course in the theory of functions of one complex variable. The basic objects studied in the course are holomorphic (that is, complex analytic) functions. The course covers the representation of holomorphic functions by power series and by integrals; complex line integrals, Cauchy's integral formula, and some of its applications; singularities of holomorphic functions, Laurent series, and computation of definite integrals by residues; the maximum principle and Schwarz's lemma; conformal mapping; and harmonic functions.
The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. The email address is boas@tamu.edu and the telephone number is (979) 845-7269. The instructor's office hours are held in 202 Milner Hall from 11:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; and also by appointment.
I will be giving a lecture at Amherst College on Wednesday, September 27, so there will be no class meetings on September 26 and 28. Instead there will be a take-home examination distributed on Monday, September 25 and due on Friday, September 29.
There will be in-class examinations on October 26 (Thursday) and on November 21 (Tuesday).
The final examination is scheduled by the registrar for Wednesday, December 13, from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
The four examinations each count for 20% of the course grade. The remaining 20% of the course grade will be based on homework/classwork.
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