MATH 120A
Below is the general information and policy for the course. Some
adjustments may be necessary during the quarter.
Professor
Elham Izadi ; office: AP&M 6240 ; phone: 534-2638 ;
email: eizadi@math.ucsd.edu ; Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 15:30-16:30
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:20 AP&M B402A
Teaching Assistant
Scott Fernandez ; office: AP&M 5768 ; phone: 534-9052 ;
email: saf003@math.ucsd.edu ; Office hours: Fridays 10:45-11:45 and 15:00-16:00
Sections:
1: Wednesdays 17:00-17:50 AP&M B402A
2: Wednesdays 18:00-18:50 AP&M B402A
Catalogue Course description
Complex numbers and functions. Analytic functions, harmonic functions,
elementary conformal mappings. Complex integration. Power
series. Cauchy's theorem. Cauchy's formula. Residue theorem.
Prerequisites
Math 20E with a grade of C- or better or Math 31CH with a grade of C- or better
Text
Complex Variables and Applications, by James Ward Brown and Ruel
V. Churchill, 9th edition.
The book is clearly written and divided into sections, each
devoted to a single primary concept, theorem, or technique. A copy
is on reserve in the Geisel library. Please read each section
of the book before it is
covered in class, and then again afterwards. Here is a list of the
sections that we plan to cover each week.
Additional references that could be useful:
Basic Complex Analysis, by Marsden and Hoffman, 3rd edition.
Visual Complex Analysis, by Tristan Needham.
Lectures
Complex analysis is essentially ``Calculus with complex numbers''. We
will discuss differentiation, integration and power series
representations of functions of a complex variable. Our main
interest will be analytic functions, meaning functions that have
convergent power series representations. Your questions on any part of the
material are always welcome in lectures or in sections.
There will be weekly homework
assignments which will be collected and
graded. You are encouraged to work on these problem sets with a
small group of other students in the class, but every student
should write up his or her own solutions.
Weekly homework will be due on Friday at 17:00. Please put your
homework in the drop box in the basement of AP&M labelled Math
120A. Before you submit, please make sure to staple your work and
have your name, ID number and section number (1 or 2) written clearly on top of the front page.
No late homework will be accepted. However, the lowest homework grade
will be dropped.
Exams
Final Exam: Thursday March 23rd, 15:00-18:00, in
APM B402A. As usual, the final exam is cumulative.
Midterm 1: Thursday February 2, in class
Midterm 2:
Thursday March 2, in class
No make-up exams will be given (please see the grading policy
below in case you miss a midterm). No
textbooks, notes, calculators, phones or electronic devices are allowed during exams.
You do not need to bring anything other than a pen or
pencil to the exam. We will not use blue books.
Please ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving
the final examination; you should not enroll in this class if you
cannot take the final examination at its scheduled time.
Grading
Your final grade for the course will be the maximum of the following
Homework: 20%, Each midterm: 20%, Final: 40%
Homework: 20%, Midterm 1: 20%, Final: 60%
Homework: 20%, Midterm 2: 20%, Final: 60%
In addition, you must pass the Final Exam in order to pass the course.
Since there are no makeup exams, if you miss an exam then your
course grade will be computed with your final exam counting 60%.
Regrade Requests
You midterm exams will be returned to you in
discussion section. If you wish to have the grader take a second look at
your exam, please attach a note explaining your concern and
return the exam to your TA. Regrade requests will not be
considered once your exam leaves the room.
Academic Honesty and Integrity
UCSD's code of academic integrity
outlines the expected academic honesty of all students and faculty,
and details the consequences for academic dishonesty. The main issues
are cheating and plagiarism. However, academic integrity also includes
things like giving credit where credit is due (listing your collaborators on homework
assignments, noting books, webpages, or other resources containing
information you used in solutions, etc.).