MA 205 – COMPLEX ANALYSIS

Instructor: Prof. U. K. Anandavardhanan

Session: 2019-2020

Prerequisites: MA 105

Course content and structure:

Definition and properties of analytic functions.Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions.Power series and their properties.Elementary functions. Cauchy’s theorem and its applications.Taylor series ans Laurent expansions.Residues and the Cauchy residue formula.Evaluation of improper integrals.Conformal mappings.Inversion of Laplace transforms

Feedback on lectures:

The lectures were well-planned and delivered excellently. The content of the course was covered in time. There was the 80% attendance criteria.

Feedback on tutorials and exams:

Weekly tutorials were conducted, not much difficult if you follow up the lectures.

2 MCQ quizzes were conducted each of 10 marks and of 30 minutes duration. The quizzes had 5 questions each and were easy. Each question required choosing an answer and its justification.

The endsem was of 30 marks and had 6 questions. Most of the questions were included in the lecture’s slides, so it was fruitful going to lectures.

Difficulty (on a scale of 1 being very easy to 5 being very hard): 3

Textbooks & References: E. Kreyszig, Advanced engineering mathematics (8th Edition), John Wiley (1999)

Grading Statistics:

Grading was lenient:

AA 19 AB 58 AP 1 BB 63 BC 23 CC 10 CD 9 DD 12 FR 9 II 4 Total 208

Additional comments & what you learnt from the course: Attend the lectures. Solve the tutorials and problems at the end of slides.

Reviewed by – Prakhar Diwan (prakhardiwan2000@gmail.com)