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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
MATH.APP.440

Complex Functions, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Course code
MATH.APP.440
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Petteri Laakkonen, Responsible for course implementations
Responsible teacher:
Lassi Paunonen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %

Core content

  • Complex numbers, basic operations and their geometric interpretation.
  • Elementary complex functions and their properties.
  • Continuity, differentiability and analyticity of complex functions. Cauchy-Riemann equations.
  • Complex Integral and the related basic results: The fundamental theorem of analysis, Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Cauchy's integral theorem, Cauchy's integral formulas, and deformation theorem.
  • Taylor's and Laurent's series and their applications: Singularities and Residue calculus.

Complementary knowledge

  • Visualization of complex functions
  • Applying residues to calculate real integrals.

Specialist knowledge

  • Liouville’s theorem and the fundamental theorem of algebra as a consequence of Cauchy’s integral formula
  • Applications: Harmonic functions and/or conformal mappings
Learning outcomes
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Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
This is the preferred method for competing the course which you may attend also online. The course grade is determined by the activity during the course (weight 50%) and final exam (weight 50%) both related to the same course implementation. The only implementation takes place in the study year 2025-26.
Completion of all options is required.

Exam

03.09.2024 03.09.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)

Participation in teaching

No scheduled teaching
Completion option 2
If you cannot attend the course activities actively, you may complete the course by passing the exam. The only implementation takes place in the study year 2025-26.

Exam

03.09.2024 03.09.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)