Spring Semester - 2003

Graduate Course Description

Course Title: Complex Analysis
Unique Number: M381D (56480)
Time/Location of Lecture: MWF 1:00-2:00 pm, RLM 5.116
Instructor: Professor Hans Koch

Brief description: We plan to cover much of Chapters 2-4 in Ahlfors' book, part of Chapters 5 and 6, and some more on conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces. This includes the topics listed on the Preliminary Exam Syllabus in Complex Analysis.

Textbook:   L.V. Ahlfors, Complex Analysis, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1979.

Some Other References:
A.F. Beardon, A Primer on Riemann Surfaces, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
J.B. Conway, Functions of One Complex Variable, Springer, 1978.
T.W. Gamelin, Complex Analysis, Springer, 2001.
R.E. Greene, S.G. Krantz, Function Theory of One Complex Variable, AMS, 2001.
S.G. Krantz, Complex Analysis: The Geometric Viewpoint, MAA, 1990.
B.P. Palka, An Introduction to Complex Function Theory, Springer, 1991.
W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1987.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with the subject matter of the undergraduate analysis course M365C, a syllabus of which can be found at the end of this page

Consent of Instructor Required?:   No

First Day Handout:   Here

Homework:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Exams:   1, 2, 3

Prof. H. Koch
RLM 12.152
471-8183
Email: koch@math.utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.math.utexas.edu/users/koch/