Math 413 - Complex Analysis Homework

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Final Exam Schedule

Final exam: Monday, December 11, 8:00–10:00 in S 112


Textbook:  Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering and Science (3rd edition) by Saff & Snider.


Correction: The answer to Problem 3 on Exam 3 is (1/2)*Pi*i*(2cos1 – sin 1), not (1/4)*Pi*i*(2cos1 – sin 1).

Don’t forget to bring your textbook and class notes (only yours), which you may use on Part 2 of the Final Exam.  

This does not extend to homework solutions.


Class 43 Wed Dec 6

Final exam: Monday, December 11, 8:00–10:00 in S 112.

It is comprehensive covering today’s lecture and the topics listed below.

Bring your textbook & classnotes.

Make sure you go over today’s keys, particularly of Exam 3.  There will be similar problems.

Know statements (all hypotheses and assumptions) of all theorems & definitions that have names, such as

analytic, entire, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Liouville’s theorem, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Taylor’s theorem, Laurent’s theorem,

Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s formula, Cauchy’s residue theorem, etc.


Class 42 Wed Dec 6

Exam 3 (final version) is due Friday (no late papers will be accepted).

Read Theorem 14 p. 269 and study the Laurent series examples on pp. 273­-275.

Read Section 6.1 (Cauchy’s residue theorem).


Class 41 Mon Dec 4

Exam 3 (final version) is due Friday (no late papers will be accepted).

Read Definition 5 p. 252 & Theorem 11 on p. 256.

Read Theorem 14 p. 269 and study the Laurent series examples on pp. 273­-275.


Class 40 Fri Dec 1

Exam 3 (updated Thursday, Nov 30, 2:25 P.M.)

Study the examples of Taylor series in Section 5.2.

Practice p. 249: 1(a), 1(d), 2(a), 2(d).

Read Definition 5 on p. 252 and Theorem 11 on p. 256.

Skip Section 5.4.


Class 39 Wed Nov 29

Read Sections 5.1 & 5.2.

Practice p. 239: 1(b), 2(b), 2(d), 7(d), 7(e), 11(b).

Exam 3 (as of Thursday, Nov 30, 10:50 A.M.)


Class 38 Mon Nov 27

Study Cauchy’s generalized integral formula (Theorem 19) and Examples 4 & 5 on pp. 211-212.

Practice p. 212: 3(b), 3(c), & 7.

Study the Cauchy estimates for the derivatives of an analytic function (Theorem 20) and Liouville’s Theorem (Theorem 21) on pp. 214­–215.

Exam 3 Wed Dec 6


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Class 37 Wed Nov 22

Look at the examples in Section 6.2.

Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (Theorem 22) in Section 4.6.

Practice p. 317: 1 & 2 (but we are using Cauchy’s integral formula instead of Cauchy’s residue theorem).

Exam 3 Wed Dec 6


Class 36 Mon Nov 20

Read 4.5.

Practice p. 212: 1, 3(a), 3(f).

Exam 3 Wed Dec 6


Class 35 Fri Nov 17

Read 4.5.

Hwk 24–turn in p. 202: 13(c) and 18.

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Class 34 Wed Nov 15

Continue studying Section 4.4b on pp. 191–199.

Hwk 23–Friday, turn in Problems 12, 16, 21, 22 on pp. 906-907 Calculus (4th ed.) by Hughes-Hallett.

Practice p. 201: 9, 10a, 10c, 15.


Class 33 Mon Nov 13

Read Section 4.4b on pp. 191–199.  [Omit Section 4.4a].

Hwk 22–Wednesday, complete the proof of Green’s Theorem.

Hwk 23–Friday, turn in Problems 12, 16, 21, 22 on pp. 906-907 Calculus (4th ed.) by Hughes-Hallett.


Class 32 Fri Nov 10     Exam 2


Class 31 Wed Nov 8    

For Monday, read Section 4.3.

Practice p. 178: 1a, 1c, 1e, 1 h.

Monday: Hwk 21–turn in p. 178: 1f, 2, 5.

Also, review the definition of a line integral (Hughes-Hallett 4th edition Section 18.1; see notation top of p. 888.).

Green’s Theorem ((Hughes-Hallett 4th edition pp. 901-902; see Theorem 18.3).


Class 30 Mon Nov 6    

Practice p. 171: 5, 7, 11, 9, 11, 13, 14.

Hwk 20–turn in p. 171: 3d, 6c, 8, 13, 14b.

Exam Friday!


Class 29 Fri Nov 3    

Practice p. 170: 1–5 (all).

Study for the exam next Friday (instead of Wed)!

It will cover all practice & turn-in problems, reading assignments, definitions, theorems, and lectures related to 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, and 4.2.

Of course, you may have to use the stuff we learned in Chapters 1 & 2.

I will get all recent past homework to you Monday.


Class 28 Wed Nov 1    

Practice p. 160: 7, 9.

Hwk 19–turn in p. 160: 8.

Read Section 4.2.  Practice p. 170: 1, 2.


Class 27 Mon Oct 30    

Read Section 4.2.

Hwk 18–turn in p. 159: 1(b), 1(d), 10.


Class 26 Fri Oct 27    

Section 4.1.

Practice p. 159: 1, 10, 11.

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Class 25 Wed Oct 25    

Hwk 17–turn in p. 109: 15(e); p. 116: 18(a); p. 123: 1(b), 3, 5(a).

Read Section 4.1.


Class 24 Mon Oct 23    

Hwk 16–turn in p. 115: 5(d), 6, 10, 13(a), 14(b).

Read Section 3.3.

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Class 23 Fri Oct 13    

More practice problems on p. 115: 7, 8, 9(c) & (d), 10, 12(b), 15, 18(a).


Class 22 Wed Oct 11    

Read Section 3.2.

Practice p. 115: 1, 2, 4, 5.

Hwk 15–On Friday, turn in p. 109: 13(b) [show work of course]; 15(b) and on p. 115: 3 [explain how the answer is obtained].

Exam 2–Wed, Nov 8.


Class 21 Mon Oct 9    

Practice p. 108: 7, 11, 13(d), 15(c).

Read Section 3.2.


Class 20 Fri Oct 6    

Continue reading Section 3.1.

Turn in Hwk 13 on Monday.

Also on Monday, in a separate stack, turn in Hwk 14–p. 108: 3 (c) (hint #20 p.32) & 6.


Class 19 Wed Oct 4     Exam 1


Class 18 Mon Oct 2

Study Section 3.1.

The exam Wed will cover all practice & turn-in problems, reading assignments, and lectures related to Chapters 1 & 2.

Hwk 13–for Friday, p. 108 turn in: 1, 3(a), 5(a).  


Class 17 Fri Sept 29

Study for the exam next Wed (will cover all practice & turn-in problems, reading assignments, and lectures).

Also, for Monday, read 3.1 (pp. 99–108).

Practice p. 108: 1, 3(b), 3(c) [hint see #20 p. 108], 5 (all).


Class 16 Wed Sept 27

Read 3.1 (pp. 99–108).

Hwk 12–Turn in p. 77: 4, 8, 15.


Class 15 Mon Sept 25

Read 2.4.

Practice p. 70: 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15; p. 77: 1, 3, 5.  (Possible questions for next week’s exam)


Class 14 Fri Sept 22

Practice p. 70: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7(d), 7(e).

Hwk 11–Turn in p. 70: 4 & 6.

Read 2.4.


Class 13 Wed Sept 20

Read 2.3.

Practice p. 63: 11, 13, 15, 20 and p. 70: 1, 2, 3.


Class 12 Mon Sept 18

Exam 1­–Wed Oct 4

Hwk 10–Turn in p. 64: 17, 18, 19.

Read 2.3.


Class 11 Fri Sept 15

For Monday:

Practice p. 63: 1, 3, 7.

Hwk 9–Turn in p. 57: 7a, 8a, 10a & p. 63: 2, 4.

Read Section 2.3. 

Exam 1­–Wed Oct 4


Class 10 Wed Sept 13

Hwk 8–Turn in p. 56: 4b and 6.

Read Section 2.2. 


Class 9 Mon Sept 11

Read Section 2.1. 

Practice p. 56:  1a, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2c, 2d, 3a, 4a, 5.

Hwk 7–turn in p. 42: 1–7 (all) [just for function (d)] and p. 56: 1(c), 2(c).


Class 8 Fri Sept 8

Read and study Section 1.6. 

(I will not present Section 1.6 in class; but I will refer to it in the future and assume that you have studied it.  Of course, you can come to my office to discuss any part that is not clear to you).

Practice p. 42: 1–13 (odd); 19.

Memorize the proof of the quadratic formula (Example 3 on pp. 36-37).


Class 7 Mon Sept 6

Read pp. 33–37.

Practice p.37: 1, 2, 4b, 5f, 9.

Hwk 6–turn in p. 23: 10b, 12d, 28. 


Class 6 Fri Sept 1

Hwk 5–Turn in p. 31: 6a, 10, 12b, 23a. 


Class 5 Wed Aug 30

Practice p. 31: 1, 3.

Read the Wikipedia article Mathematical Induction.

Hwk 4–Turn in p. 6: 27 (using mathematical induction); p 31: 2b & 4a.


Class 4 Mon Aug 28

Read Section 1.4.  Practice p. 22:  1, 3, 5(b), 5(c), 6(b), 7(d), 7(g), 9; p. 31: 12.

Hwk 3–Turn in p.12: 9, 13; p.22: 6d, 7h, 15.  


Class 3 Fri Aug 25

Read Section 1.3.

Practice p. 12: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17.


Class 2 Wed Aug 23

Hwk 2–Turn in p. 5: 4, 10, 19, 20b, 24. 

Read Section 1.2.


Class 1 Mon Aug 21

Course handout & grading policy. 

Read pp. 1–4. 

Practice p. 4: 1–13 (odd).

Hwk 1–Divide 3+2*sqrt(2) by 1-sqrt(2); that is, write the result in the form a+b*sqrt(2).  Also, p.6: 29.


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