Spring 2015 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 8052.002
Course: Mathematics 8052.002.
Course Title: Functions of a Complex Variable II.
Time: TR 12:301:50.
Place: Wachman Hall 527.
Instructor: Mendoza, Gerardo A.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 618.
Instructor Email: InstructorEmail
Instructor Phone: 1-5053.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/∼gmendoza
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: MATH 8051 or equivalent.
Textbook: John B. Conway, Functions of One Complex Variable I, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Vol. 11. 2nd ed. 1978. Corr. 7th printing, 1995, Hardcover, ISBN: 978-0- 387-90328-6.
Course Goals: In addition to gaining a deep working understanding of the subject, the student is expected to be able to write clear complete proofs in the subject.
Topics Covered: This is the second semester of a two semester sequence in complex analysis. Topics to be covered include harmonic functions, the Poisson integral formula, maximum and minimum principles, the mean value property, the Dirichlet problem, Harnacks inequality; spaces of holomorphic and meromorphic functions, the Riemann Mapping Theorem; analytic continuation; Weierstrass and Hadamards Factorization Theorems; Picard Theorems; introduction to Riemann Surfaces.
Course Grading: Homework will be given frequently. The final grade will be based on the homework, the tests and a final examination.
Exam Dates: Tentative dates for partial exams: February 10 and April 7. Final exam date to be determined.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Missing four classes implies a failing grade.
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