syllabus
Title: Complex Variables
Course code: NSC590
Email: jarhin@marlboro.edu
Credits: 4.
Time: Tue, Thurs; 10am - 11.20am.
Place: Sci 217.
Level: intermediate/advanced.
Prerequisite: Calculus II, or equivalent.
Registration
Online.
Text book
Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with applications to Engineering & Science by E. B. Saff & A. D. Snider.
- ISBN: 0139078746.
- Available from Bookstore.
- Available from library on reserve shelf.
Content
A selection of the following:
- complex numbers,
- functions, limits, continuity,
- complex differentiation, Cauchy Riemann equations,
- complex integration & Cauchy's Theorems,
- Cauchy's Integral Formulas
- infinite series,
- residue theorem,
- conformal mappings.
Assignments and Grades
There will be weekly assignments, two quizzes (one about mid-term and the other towards the end of term), and a final exam.
The weekly assignments contribute 40% of your grade. The best mark from the quizzes contributes 20% to your grade. Also, the final exam contributes 40% of your grade.
Attendance, class participation and prompt submission of homework are expected. Your performance in these areas will influence your final result by up to one letter grade.
Academic Integrity
You are expected to be aware of the college's policy on
academic integrity and to abide by it. Please come and talk to me if anything is unclear.
Final Comments
If you have a medical condition or disability that I (as your instructor) should be
aware of please contact Megan M. Littlehales in the Health Center, who will in turn
contact me.
This course for four credits, which means that you should be
expecting to spend in the region of twelve hours each week (including class time)
working on it.
