Course Description

Math 313. Complex Variables for Engineering. Spring 2015.

Instructor: Pedro Embid
Office: SMLC 332.
Phone: Office: (505)277-2114
email: pembid@math.unm.edu
Class Hours: TR 12:30 - 1:45 pm, Cent 1028
Office Hours: W 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Textbook: Murray Spiegel; Complex Variables, 2nd ed. , Schaums Outlines series, McGrawHill
Grading: Weekly homework assignments: 25 %. No late homeworks accepted.
Midterm I: 25 %. Midterm II: 25 %. Midterm III: 25 %
Summary: This is an introductory course in the theory and applications of functions of a
complex variable. The topics covered include: Review of complex numbers. Functions of
a complex variable. Differentiation of complex functions. The Cauchy-Riemann equations.
Integration of complex functions. The Cauchy theorem and Cauchy integral formula. Expansion of comlex functions in Taylor and Laurent series. The theory of residues. Applications
to the evaluation of real integrals, Laplace and Fourier transforms. Conformal maps and
physical applications.

Important Dates
Semester begins
Martin Luther King Day
Last day to change grade options
Midterm I
Spring break
Midterm II
Last day to drop without Deans approval
Midterm III
Last day to drop with Deans approval
Semester ends

Monday, Jan. 12
Monday, Jan. 19
Friday, Feb. 6
Thursday, Feb. 12
March 8-15
Thursday, March 26
Friday, April 10
Thursday, April 30
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 9