COURSE: Complex Analysis, M381D, #59180, MWF 10-11am, Spring 2008 ------ TEXT: L.V. Ahlfors, Complex Analysis, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1979. ---- SYLLABUS: Much of chapters 2-4 in Ahlfors' book, part of chapters 5 and 6, -------- and some more on elliptic functions and/or Riemann surfaces. This includes the topics listed on the Preliminary Exam Syllabus. INSTRUCTOR: H. Koch, Office Hours: MF 3:00-4:30, RLM 12.152, Tel: 471-8183, ---------- Email: koch@math.utexas.edu, Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/ HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned on Wednesdays, and collected one week -------- later in class. The homework counts 10% toward the class grade. EXAMS: There will be two in-class midterm exam on Friday February 15 ----- and Friday March 28, and a final on Saturday May 10, 7-9 pm. The highest midterm grade, and the grade on the final contribute 45% each to the class grade. SOME OTHER REFERENCES: 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.