School of Mathematics
Course 221 - Real and Complex Analysis 1998-99 (SF Mathematics, SF Theoretical Physics, SF Two-subject Moderatorship with Economics & JS Two-subject Moderatorship )
Lecturer: Prof. D.J. Simms
Requirements/prerequisites: 121

Duration:
Number of lectures per week: 3

Assessment: Some assignments, which do not contribute to the final grade

End-of-year Examination: One 3-hour end of year examination

Description: Introduction to measures. Definition of Lebesgue integral on the real line. General integration, monotone and dominated convergence theorems, Fubini's Theorem.

Derivative as a linear operator for functions between finite dimensional real vector spaces, partial derivatives in Rn, chain rule, equality of mixed partials, criterion for differentiability. tangent space, differentials, push-forward, pull-back,

inverse function theorem, Cn functions, coordinate systems and partial derivatives, manifold, implicit function theorem, Exterior derivative, closed and exact forms, angle form, line integral, change of variable in multiple integral. integration of forms,

Functions of a complex variable, differentiability, contour integration. Cauchy's integral formula, Taylor and Laurent series, conformal property, zeros and poles, residues, evaluation of integrals, analytic continuation, maximum modulus principle.

Jun 10, 1998