Course: Math 120A
Title: Elements of Complex Analysis
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite: Math 20E, or Math 31CH, or consent of instructor
Course Description: See the listing of Math courses in the online course catalog.
Textbook: Complex Analysis, by Theodore W. Gamelin; published by Springer Science+Business Media; copyright 2001
Subject Material: We will cover most of chapters I - VII of the text. A more complete list of the sections covered will be found on the course homework page.
Reading: It will be expected that you preview the assigned material in advance of the class period indicated by the course calendar and read it more carefully following the class period. The amount of reading is not large in quantity; however, it is heavy in conceptual content and is an essential part of the course content.
Review Quizzes: There will be eight (8) weekly review quizzes. These will be multiple-choice Canvas Graded Surveys (actually, they will be Canvas Graded Quizzes set to 0 points and then overriden manually to 1 point if completed). This means you will get credit for completing them whether or not your answers are correct. Please think about the questions carefully and be sure to ask in office hours or on our Piazza forum if you are unsure about the answers to any quiz questions.
Homework: Homework will be assigned via a Canvas assignment and also recorded on the course homework page. Each week's homework assignment will be due by 11:00pm on Tuesday. A representative sample of the exercises will be graded. Please observe the following neatness guidelines for homework that you submit to be graded; homework not conforming to these guidelines will not receive full credit and may not be graded at all.
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Gradescope: All standard homework assignments are to be submitted via Gradescope.
Midterm Exams: There will be two midterm exams given during the lecture hour on Thursday of the second and fourth weeks; see the course calendar for the dates of the midterm exams. There will be no makeup exams. You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to the each midterm exam.
Final Examination: The final examination will be held at the date and time stated in the course calendar. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the final examination; you should not enroll in this class if you cannot take the final examination at its scheduled time. You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to the final examination; no other notes (or books) or calculators will be allowed.
Grading: Your course grade will be determined by your cumulative average at the end of the term and will be based on the following scale:
| A+ | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- |
| 97 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 60 |
Regrade Policy: Your homework and exams will be graded using Gradescope. You will be able to request a regrade via Gradescope's regrade request feature during a specified window of time. Be sure to make your request within the specified window of time; no regrade requests will be accepted after the deadline.
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