Math 4417  Functions of a Complex Variable - Fall 2007

"That amphibian between existence and nonexistence"        Leibniz' description if i, 1702.

Professor Steven Edwards

Office: D-232   Office Phone: 678 915-4992    
email: sedwards@spsu.edu       

Office Hours:  10-11 AM T, TH; 11-noon W, 2-3 PM M, F

Homework

Text: Brown & Churchill, Complex Variables and Applications, 7th ed.

Course Objectives: An elementary introduction to complex analysis, the complex plane, mappings and analytic functions of a complex variable, continuity, differentiation, integration, and applications.

Grading: There will be 3 regular exams, each worth  20% of your grade. A comprehensive final exam will be worth  20%. Homework will be 20%. Grades will be awarded based on percentage of total points as follows: 90% A, 80% B, 70% C, 60% D.  The last day to withdraw from the course with a W is October 13. 

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the counselor working with disabilities at (678) 915-7361 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Learning Outcomes for this course are at: http://www2.spsu.edu/math/Outcomes/Course_learning_outcomes_1_04_07.htm

Complex variables links

A complex function viewer  Graphics for complex analysis   Complex Analysis notes by Paul Scott

 Complex Function Grapher The Area of the Mandelbrot set

The Riemann Sphere

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