MCS 321, Spring Semester 2004
Week Dates Monday T Wednesday R Friday
 1 Feb. 9-13 Introduction
1-3: Complex #s
Fields
  Proofs
4-5: Moduli, conjugates
  6-8: Exponential form, powers, roots
 2 Feb. 16-20 9: Examples
10: Regions
  Quiz   11-12: Functions/mappings
 3 Feb. 23-27 13-15: ez, limits   16-18: z --> infinity, continuity, derivatives   19-21: Derivative rules, Cauchy-Riemann equations
 4 Mar. 1-5 22-24: Polar coordinates, analytic functions   25-27: Harmonic functions, uniqueness, reflection principle   Ch. 3: Elementary Functions
28-30: Exponential & logarithm functions
 5 Mar. 8-12 30-33: Branches, log identities, complex exponents, trig functions   33-35: Trig & hyperbolic functions and their inverses   Review
 6 Mar. 15-19 Exam 1   36-37: Complex functions of a real variable
38: Contours
  39-40: Contour integrals
7 Mar. 22-26 40: Examples
41: |integral| upper bounds
  42-43: Antiderivatives   44-46: Cauchy-Goursat theorem
 8  Mar. 29-Apr.2 47: Cauchy integral formula; 48: Derivatives of all orders! 49: Liouville's Theorem, Fund.Thm. of Algebra   50: Maximum modulus principle
Review
  Exam 2
Break Apr. 3-12 Spring   & Easter   Break
 9 Apr. 13-16 Easter Monday   51-52: Sequences & series   12:10-12:50
53-54: Taylor series
 10 Apr. 19-23 55-56: Laurent series   57-59: Absolute & uniform convergence; continuity, integration & differentiation   60: Uniqueness
61: Multiplication & division of power series
 11 Apr. 26-30 62-64: Cauchy's residue theorem   65: Types of singularities 66: Poles 12:50-1:20   67: Examples
68: Zeros
 12 May 3-7 69: Zeros & poles
70: Behavior near poles
  Review
Exam 3 given out
  Exam 3 due
Begin topics.
 13 May 10-14 Review exam.
Organize projects.
  Work on ...   ... projects.
 14 May 17-19, 21-22 Jason & Andy
Cory and Alan
  Brian & Josh
Nate & Pete
  Finals ...
 15 May 24-25 ...Finals... Final Exam 3:30-