ECTS - Complex Variables and Applications

Complex Variables and Applications (MATH274) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Complex Variables and Applications MATH274 Diğer Bölümlere Verilen Ders 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
MATH 152 or MATH 158
Course Language English
Course Type Service Courses Given to Other Departments
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course is designed to provide necessary backgrounds in Complex Analysis for students of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The topics covered by this course have numerous applications in Differential Equations, Inverse Scattering Problems, Matrix Theory, Operator Theory, Probability Theory, Elliptic Functions, Approximation Theory, Orthogonal Polynomials, Fourier Analysis, Filter Theory, System Theory, etc.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • perform the algebraic operations on complex numbers, understand conjugate of a complex number, represent a complex number in polar form
  • understand the elementary functions defined on complex plane, understand the derivative, analyticity and harmonic functions and use the complex differentiation in electronic problems
  • recognize the simple and connected domains, understand the concept of integral and its applications on complex plane
  • understand the series of complex numbers, residues, and apply residues to evaluate certain types of integrals
  • understand the mappings on complex plane and apply these knowledge to the problems occurring in electrics and electronics
Course Content Complex Numbers and Functions. Analytic Functions. Elementary Functions. Line Integral and Cauchy Theorem. Power, Taylor, Maclaurin Series and Laurent series. Residues and Poles. Conformal Mapping.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Sums and Products, Basic Algebraic Properties, Moduli, Complex Conjugates, Exponential Forms, Products, Quotients in Exponential Form, Roots of Complex Numbers. pp. 1-28
2 Functions of a Complex Variable, Limits, Continuity, Derivatives, Differentiation Formulas, Cauchy-Riemann Equations, Analytic Functions, Harmonic Functions, pp. 33-78
3 The Exponential Function, The Logarithmic Function, Complex Exponents, Trigonometric Functions, Hyperbolic Functions pp. 87-105
4 Contours, Contour Integrals, Antiderivatives, Cauchy- Goursat Theorem. pp. 111-148
5 Simple and Multiple Connected Domains, Cauchy Integral Formula, Liouville’s Theorem, Maximum Modulus Principle pp. 149-171
6 Convergence of Series, Taylor Series, Laurent Series, Absolute and Uniform Convergence, Continuity of Sums and Power Series. pp. 178-204
7 Midterm
8 Integration and Differentiation of Power Series, Uniqueness of Series Representation pp. 206-215
9 Residues, Cauchy’s Residue Theorem, Using a Single Residue, Isolated Singular Points, Residues at Poles. pp. 221-236
10 Zeros of Analytic Functions, Zeros and Poles, Behaviour of Functions Near Isolated Singular Points. pp. 239-250
11 Evaluation of Improper Integrals, Improper Integrals from Fourier Analysis, Jordan’s Lemma. pp. 251-265
12 Evaluation of Improper Integrals, Improper Integrals from Fourier Analysis, Jordan’s Lemma. pp. 251-265
13 Linear Transformations, The transformation w=1/z , Linear Fractional Transformations, An Implicit Form. pp. 299-311
14 The Transformation w=sin(z) , Mappings by z^2 , Branches of z^(1/2) , Square Roots of Polynomials. pp. 318-334
15 Preservation of Angles, Transformations of Harmonic Functions, Transformations of Boundary Condition pp. 343-358

Sources

Course Book 1. Complex Variables and Applications, by J. W. Brown and R.V. Churcill, McGraw Hill, 2003
Other Sources 2. Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with applications to Engineering and Science 3th Edition,by E.B. Saff and A. D. Snider, Pearson Hall, 2003.
3. A Collection of Problems on Complex Analysis, by L.I. Volkovyski et al Dover Pub., 1991
4. Complex Variables: Introduction and Applications, by M.J. Ablowitz and A.S. Fokas, Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
5. An Introduction to Complex Analysis: Classical and Modern Approaches, by W. Tutschke, H. L. Vasudeva, Chapman & Hall / CRC, 2005

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 60
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Has the ability to apply scientific knowledge gained in the undergraduate education and to expand and extend knowledge in the same or in a different area
2 Can apply gained knowledge and problem solving abilities in inter-disciplinary research
3 Has the ability to work independently within research area, to state the problem, to develop solution techniques, to solve the problem, to evaluate the obtained results and to apply them when necessary
4 Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to improve systematic approaches to produce solutions in unexpected complicated situations related to the area of study
5 Can develop strategies, implement plans and principles on the area of study and can evaluate obtained results within the framework
6 Can develop and extend the knowledge in the area and to use them with scientific, social and ethical responsibility
7 Has the ability to follow recent developments within the area of research, to support research with scientific arguments and data, to communicate the information on the area of expertise in a systematically by means of written report and oral/visual presentation
8 To have an oral and written communication ability in at least one of the common foreign languages ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B2)
9 Has software and hardware knowledge in the area of expertise, and has proficient information and communication technology knowledge
10 Follows scientific, cultural, and ethical criteria in collecting, interpreting and announcing data in the research area and has the ability to teach.
11 Has professional ethical consciousness and responsibility which takes into account the universal and social dimensions in the process of data collection, interpretation, implementation and declaration of results in mathematics and its applications.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 7 4 28
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 15 30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 18 18
Total Workload 132