University of Illinois
Department of Mathematics
259 Altgeld Hall
333-5749

Summer  2008

Math. 446 (Section X3)

Complex Variables and Applications

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm M TU W TH F and W 1pm:-1:50pm

145 Altgeld Hall

Instructor:
Igor G. Nikolaev
Department of Mathematics
343 Illini Hall
333-3082
email: inik@math.uiuc.edu

Office Hours:

Thursday: 11:00am-11:50am

Friday: 11:00am-11:50am

Textbook: Churchill and Brown, Complex Variables and Applications, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2004.

Material 

Chapter Topic Class Hours
1 Complex Numbers 3
2 Analytic Functions 4
3 Elementary Functions 4
4 Integrals 5
5 Series 4
6 Residues and Poles 3
7 Applications of Residues 5
8 Mapping by Elementary Functions 4
9 Conformal Mapping 2
10 Applications of Conformal Mapping 4
* Leeway and Exams 5
** Total lectures 43

Click here for the syllabus of the course

Grading:
How you can check your grade:
*go to the Mathematics Department home page
*then click on courses
*then click on score reports
*you will then be asked to enter your network ID and password to see your scores.

After you have been authenticated, a list of your grades will appear in the form similar to the following example:

C1|Doe Joe Robert JDOE|hw1:100/100 hw2:#/100 ex1:95/100 hw3:100/100 hw4:100/100 hw5:90/100 hw6:90/100 hw7:100/100 ex2:85/100 hw8:30**/100 hw9:95/100 hw10:100/100 average: 97.31/100=A+

A # symbol indicates a score that has not yet been entered. A * symbol indicates a score that has been dropped.

Exams

Each student will be assigned a semester grade based upon her/his semester average. There will be homework assignments after each class, 3 hour exams and a final. They will count toward the average grade as follows:

3 hour exams

Home works

Final Exam

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Dividing lines will be:

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Exams: Approximate topics and dates of hour exams:

Exams

Topics

Date

Exam 1

Chapters 1,2

Monday, June 23

Exam 2

Chapters  2,3,4, 5,6

Monday, July 14

Exam 3 Chapter 6,7,8, 9, 10 Monday, July 28
You must have your student ID on the exam; you may not be allowed to take the exam if you do not have your student ID with you.

For more information about exams click here.

All hour exams are given during regular class hours in the regular room, i.e.,  145 Altgeld Hall. No calculators are allowed at exams. If you have a valid conflict at the scheduled exam date, let me know at least one week ahead of the date, indicating the nature of your conflict; you will be notified if you are allowed to take a make-up exam. In case of illness, you will be allowed to take a make-up exam; a letter from your dean indicating that you are unable to take the exam at the designated date and time must be presented to the instructor. Otherwise the exam will be recorded as 0 points.

Home works: 

Class attendance. "Regular class attendance is expected of all students at the University" (Student code). Instructor may check attendance. Please note that according to Student Code, irregular class attendance may result in withdrawal from the course with a grade of Withdrawal or Failure. The corresponding rules are found in http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/article_1/a1_1-501.html. Instructor will consider your attendance irregular if you missed more than four unexcused classes.

Students with disabilities who require academic accommodation in this course are encouraged to contact Disability Resources and Educational Services and Professor Nikolaev.

Final Exam: Friday, August 1, 9am-11am. Class room: to be announced . This time is unchangeable.

1 hour credit for graduate students only. If you are a graduate student who registered for 1 hour credit, you must contact the instructor (Professor Igor Nikolaev). Click here for the description of the required extra work.

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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