Department of Mathematics Syllabus
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MAT 205B: Complex Analysis
Approved: 2021-11-02, Hunter/Romik
Units/Lecture:
4 units
Suggested Textbook: (actual textbook varies by instructor; check your
instructor)
Complex Analysis, by E. M. Stein and R. Shakarchi (Princeton University Press, 2003)
Prerequisites:
MAT 205A
Course Description:
A second graduate course in complex analysis covering some of the more advanced topics in the theory. Specific topics will vary depending on the instructor’s preference.
Suggested Schedule:
Any combination of the following topics is suitable to cover; suggested references appear in parentheses:
- Conformal maps and the Riemann mapping theorem (Chapter 8 in [5])
- Elliptic functions (Chapter 9 in [5])
- Modular forms and theta functions; applications to number theory (Chapter 10 in [5])
- The Fourier transform in complex analysis (Chapter 4 in [5])
- Entire functions and the Weierstrass-Hadamard theory of infinite products (Chapter 5 in [5])
- Introduction to Riemann surfaces ([2], [3])
- Other topics at the instructor’s discretion
The advanced topics covered in MAT205A and MAT205B do not need to be learned in a specific order. In a given year, the instructors teaching those classes may decide to cover some of the advanced topics suggested for MAT205B in MAT205A, and vice versa.
REFERENCES:
- M. J. Ablowitz, A. S. Fokas. Complex Variables: Introduction and Applications, 2nd Ed. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- R. Narasimhan, Y. Nievergelt. Complex Analysis in One Variable, 2nd Ed. Birkhauser, 2001.
- O. Forster. Lectures on Riemann Surfaces. Springer, 1981.
- D. Romik. Complex Analysis Lecture Notes (version of June 15, 2021). Free online resource.
- E. M. Stein, R. Shakarchi. Complex Analysis (Princeton University Press, 2003).