Textbook: Complex Variables and Applications, by James W. Brown and Ruel V. Churchill, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Prerequisite: In order to take this course, you must have passed MAT 203 or MAT 205 or AMS 261 (Calculus III) and MAT 303 or MAT 305 or AMS 361 (Calculus IV) with a grade of C or better. Also, you must have passed MAT 200 (Logic, Language, and Proof).
Instructor: Marcus Khuri, Math Tower 3-122. Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:00pm. Email: khuri@math.sunysb.edu
Course Assistants: Yuan Gao, Math Tower 2-106. Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm in office and 4:30-6:30pm in MLC. Email: ygao@math.stonybrook.edu
Class schedule: TuTh 1:00-2:20pm, Library W4320
Homework: Homework is a fundamental part of this course, and you will have to work hard on the assigned problems in order to succeed. Assignments will be posted on the course website at the beginning of each week, and will be due on Wednesday of the following week at 3pm. A box or envelop will be placed outside the office of the course assistant, where you may turn in your homework. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework will account for 40% of the total grade. In order to receive full credit for any problem you must show all of your work, and must provide full justification for your answer.
Homework 1 (Due 2/1) - §2: 4, 11; §3: 1, 2; §4: 1, 6; §5: 1, 9; §8: 1, 4, 5ac, 9;
Homework 2 (Due 2/8) - §10: 2, 6; §11: 1ac, 2ac, 3ac; §12: 1b, 2; §14: 3a, 7;
Homework 3 (Due 2/15) - §18: 2bc, 5, 7; §20: 1cd, 4, 8;
Homework 4 (Due 2/22) - §23: 1c, 2d, 3bc; §25: 1c, 2c, 4c, 7; §26: 1ac, 2, 7;
Homework 5 (Due 3/1) - §28: 1, 5; §29: 1ac, 4, 8ac, 14; §31: 1a, 2bc, 5b, 9a; §32: 5;
Homework 6 (Due 3/8) - §33: 1a, 2c, 6, 8a; §34: 2b, 9a, 12a, 15; §35: 15a; §36: 1a;
Midterm Examination in class on 3/9 -- it covers sections 1-36. Midterm Solutions.
Homework 7 (Due 3/29) - §38: 2a, 4; §39: 2, 5; §42: 1b, 3, 7, 8; §43: 4, 5; §45: 2b, 5;
Homework 8 (Due 4/5) - §49: 1e, 2c, 4, 7; §52: 1b, 3, 7; §54: 1, 3, 5; §56: 2, 9;
Homework 9 (Due 4/12) - §59: 3, 6, 10; §62: 3, 6, 10; §66: 2, 4, 6; §67: 3, 4;
Homework 10 (Due 4/19) - §71: 1ac, 2ac, 3b, 6; §72: 1ac, 2ac, 3; §74: 1ab, 2b, 5;
Homework 11 (Due 4/26) - §76: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8a; §79: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8;
Homework 12 (Due 5/3) - §81: 3, 6, 10; §84: 2, 4, 6; §85: 2, 3; §87: 1a, 6a;
Exams: There will be an in class midterm as well as a final, each respectively accounting for 25% and 35% of the total grade. The midterm exam will be on Thursday, March 9, and the final exam will take place on Monday, May 15, 5:30pm-8:00pm in our classroom Library W4320. By enrolling in this course, you are attesting to the fact that you will be available for the exams at these times.
Help: The Math Learning Center (MLC) is located in Math Tower S-235, and offers free help to any student requesting it. It also provides a locale for students wishing to form study groups. The MLC is open 10am-7pm Monday through Wednesday, 10am-6pm Thursday and 10am-2pm on Friday. A list of graduate students available for hire as private tutors is maintained by the Undergraduate Mathematics Office, Math Tower P-143.