Lecture Description
(0:00) Comments on ungraded exercises to do. (0:30) This lecture will focus on the geometry of complex arithmetic. (1:01) Pre-class and post-class lecture Mathematica notebooks. (1:57) The complex numbers form a field, with field properties of addition and multiplication, such as the commutative and associative properties. (5:03) The natural one-to-one correspondences (associations) between the set of complex numbers, points in the plane, and vectors in the plane. (14:07) Polar coordinates and PolarPlot on Mathematica. (23:19) Exercise to find the polar coordinates of a product in terms of the polar coordinates of the factors. (36:04) Modulus and argument and the general fact relating these things for the product of two complex numbers. (38:27) Mathematica demonstration for this fact. (41:22) Defining the Euclidean (distance) metric using the modulus and its geometric interpretations. (43:50) Parallelogram law for addition and the triangle inequality. (50:12) Complex conjugate and its relation to complex division (in particular, to interpreting 1/z geometrically). (57:48) Complex addition as a mapping that is a translation of the complex plane.
Course Index
- Complex Arithmetic, Cardano's Formula
- Geometric Interpretations of Complex Arithmetic, Triangle Inequality
- Polar Form, Principal Value of Arg, Basic Mappings
- Mappings, Linear Mappings, Squaring Map, Euler's Identity
- Squaring Mapping, Euler's Identity & Trigonometry, 5th Roots Example
- Exponential Map on Mathematica, Squaring Map, Intro to Topology
- Exponential & Reciprocal Maps, Domains, Derivative Limit Calculations
- Topological Definitions, Limits, Continuity, Linear Approximation
- Facts to Recall, Animations, Continuity Proofs (z^2 and 1/z)
- Open Disks are Open, Derivatives, Analyticity, Linear Approximations
- Areas of Images, Differentiability, Analyticity, Cauchy-Riemann Eqs
- Cauchy-Riemann Eqs (Rectangular & Polar), Intro Harmonic Functions
- Preimages, Laplace's Equation, Harmonic and Analytic Functions
- Preimages, Mathematica, Maximum Principle (Harmonic), Polynomials
- Review Analytic Functions, Amplitwist Concept, Harmonic Functions
- Taylor Polynomials, Complex Exponential, Trig & Hyperbolic Functions
- Complex Logarithm, Functions as Sets, Multivalued Functions
- Branches of Arg, Harmonic Functions over Washers, Wedges and Walls
- Complex Powers, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Branch Cuts
- Invariance of Laplace's Eq, Real & Im Parts of Complex Integrals
- Conformality, Riemann Mapping Theorem, Vector Fields, Integration
- Complex Integrals, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem, Quick Exam 2 Review
- Real Line Integrals and Applications, Complex Integration
- Integration, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem, Cauchy Integral Formula
- Cauchy Integral Formula, Applications, Liouville's Theorem
- Sequences and Series of Functions, Maximum Modulus on Mathematica
- Review Cauchy's Theorem, Cauchy Integral Formulas, and Corollaries
- Taylor Series Computations, Graphs of Partial Sums, Ratio Test
- Uniform Convergence, Taylor Series Facts
- Laurent Series Calculations, Visualize Convergence on Mathematica
- Laurent Series, Poles, Essential Singularities
- More Laurent Series, Review Integrals & Cauchy Integral Formula
- Integrating 1/(1+z^2), Mathematica programming, Residues
- Series, Zeros, Isolated Singularities, Residues, Residue Theorem
- Residue Theorem Examples, Principal Values of Improper Integrals
Course Description
Based on "Fundamentals of Complex Analysis, with Applications to Engineering and Science", by E.B. Saff and A.D. Snider (3rd Edition). "Visual Complex Analysis", by Tristan Needham, is also referred to a lot. Mathematica is often used, especially to visualize complex analytic (conformal) mappings.