Fall 2014 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 4051.001
Course: Mathematics 4051.001.
Course Title: Complex Analysis.
Time: lecture TR 12:30-1:50; recitation F 8:00-8:50.
Place: lecture Barton B401; recitation Barton B109.
Instructor: Lorenz, Martin W.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 528.
Instructor Email: martin.lorenz@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-5013.
Office Hours: TR 2:00-3:00 or by appointment.
Prerequisites: Math 3142 (Advanced Calculus II) with a grade of C- or better or Math 3138 (Real & Complex Analysis II) with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent transfer credit.
Textbook: James Ward Brown and Ruel V. Churchill, Complex Variables and Applications, 9th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2013.
Course Goals: The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques of complex analysis. In addition, the course aims to strengthen deductive reasoning and mathematical writing skills.
Topics Covered: Complex numbers and their properties, analytic functions, Cauchys Theorem, power and Laurent series representations of functions, calculus of residues, conformal mappings, and other topics if time allows.
Course Grading: The course grade will be based on a mid-term exam, a comprehensive final exam and written homework; it will be computed as follows: 30% midterm + 30% homework + 40% final. The exams will be curved, if necessary, to bring the median to a C/C+ range.
Exam Dates: There will be two exams, a Midterm Exam on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 12:25-1:55, and a comprehensive Final Exam on Thursday, Dec. 11, 10:30-12:30. Both exams will be given in the regular class room, Barton B401.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will not be monitored, but you are strongly encouraged to attend class regularly and to take complete class notes.
Homework: Homework will be assigned at the end of every class, but will not be collected. Instead, every two weeks I will give you a homework assignment consisting of select homework problems that will be collected and graded. It is extremely important that you do all of your homework, collected and uncollected. I will begin every class by answering homework questions. Also, the Friday recitation section will be devoted to helping you with homework.
Calculator Policy: No calculators will be allowed on the midterm or the final.
Numeric-to-Letter-Grade Scale: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-65 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date given below.
- Fall Begins: Monday August 25, 2014
- Classes Begin: Monday August 25, 2014
- Labor Day: Monday September 1, 2014
- Course Add/Drop Deadline: Monday September 8, 2014
- Course Withdraw Deadline: Friday October 24, 2014
- Fall Break: Monday-Friday November 24 - November 28, 2014
- Classes End: Monday December 8, 2014
- Study Days: Tuesday-Wednesday December 9 - December 10, 2014
- Exam Week: Thursday-Wednesday December 11 - December 17, 2014
- Diploma Date: Thursday December 18, 2014
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.