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What's new!
o I have also posted sketches of solutions and hints for practice problems. Let me know in case you find a (serious) typo in the solutions/hints. o I have now posted some practice problems for final exam. o Just posted Information for Final Exam (see below). o Qi (our TA) will also hold office hours next week: April 12, Monday 1-2PM, April 13, Tuesday 11AM-12 noon, Hamilton Hall behind the Math Cafe. She has also posted notes from tutorials which should be useful for preparing for the final: Qi's tutorial page o We will have an informal review session on Tuesday next week (April 13) from 2PM-4PM at HH302. You can drop by during this time. I will Also hold office hours on Wed. (April 14) from 12PM-2PM. I might be in before 12PM also. o To study for the test make sure you have reviewed the past tests and assignments. I will post also some practice questions with solutions very very soon, sorry for delay. o Please show up tomorrow Thursday (even only for the first ten minutes)! I will give out teaching evaluation forms. Afterwards, we continue with the discussion of "Residue Theorem" and will see some examples. At the end of the lecture I will have a surprise for you. o A small typo was fixed in PS3 solutions (I had forgotten to divide by the n!s in the Taylor formula in Q3). o On Tuesday and Thursday I will discuss the "Residue Theorem" with some examples. There WILL be a question related to "Residue Theorem" in the final. o In few days, I will post the details of the format of the final and (and what to study) as well as some suggested pratcice questions. o I have posted the solutions to Problem Set 3. Let me know if you find a typo (will be rewarded :). o Click here to see a picture of Mandelbrot set. As mentioned in the class this fantastic set is related to the bonus question in PS3. You can easily write a very short computer program to produce the Mandelbrot set (recommended!). (You do not need to know definition of Mandelbrot set for the final exam.) o For radius of convergence in Q3 of PS3, use Taylor's theorem (Th. 3.2.7). For Q4 of PS3, consult example after Th. 3.3.1 in Laurent series section. o So far we have discussed Taylor series (Sec. 3.2) and Laurent series (Sec. 3.3). Last thing mentioned in class on Tuesday was isolation of zeros of analytic functions (Prop. 3.2.9 and Cor. 3.2.10). On Thursday we will talk more about Laurent series, classification of singularities and residue of a function (3.3). o The last problem set (Problem Set 3) is now posted. It is due on April 1 by 4pm. You have about 9 days. o Test 2 papers were returned today (Tuesday March 23rd). If you did not pick up yours you can get it during the next lecture or drop by my office. o I have posted a list of suggested probelms from Chapter 3. o The solutions to Test 2 are now posted. o There were to small typos in PS2 solutions, final answers to questions 1(a) and 6. It is now fixed. o There are assignment drop off lockers set up for 3X03. The lockers are located next to HH/105. The assigned lockers for the course are C42(A - J), C43 (K - P) and C44 (Q - Z). o I decided to have 3 assignments (instead of 2)! :( although only the best two will count. |
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Course Information
Text: Basic Complex Analysis - Third Edition by Jerrold E. Marsden and Michael J. Hoffman You should be OK using older editions just check the numbering of the exercises with the latest edition. Time of lectures: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11:30PM-12:20PM Location of lectures: TSH/B106 Time and location of tutorials: Thursdays 8:30AM-9:20AM BSB/120 o There will be 2 term tests, 3 assignments and a final exam in this course. Only best two assignments will count. o Final mark will be 50% final exam + 30% two tests (15% each) + 20% assignments (10% each). |
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Dates to Remember
o First problem set: posted January 25, due on Thursday February 11 in tutorial. o First test: Tuesday February 9 o Second problem set: will be posted around February 11, will be due on Thursday February 25 in tutorial. o Second test: Tuesday March 9 o Third problem set: will be posted around March 11, will be due on Thursday March 25 in tutorial. o Mid-term recess (Reading Week): Monday February 15 to Friday February 19. o Click here for sessional dates |
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Instructor's
Information
Email: kavehk AT math.mcmaster.ca Office: Hamilton Hall #423 Office hours: 10:30AM-11:30AM Tuesdays, Fridays or by appointment. Office phone: (905) 525-9140 Extension 27365 |
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Online Course
Materials
Suggested problems from Chapter 1 Problem Set 1 (corrected) Suggested problems from Chapter 2 Problem Set 2 Solutions to Problem Set 1 Test 1 Solutions to Test 1 Info. regarding Test 2 Solutions to Problem Set 2 Solutions to Test 2 Suggested problems from Chapter 3 Problem Set 3 Solutions to Problem Set 3 (typo corrected) Information for Final Exam Some practice problems for final Sketches of solutions and hints for practice problems |
