Welcome!
Joshua Batson
I'm thrilled that so many of you are interested in learning and making mathematics with us this summer. To get the complex analysis course underway (schedule, syllabus, signups, et al), we need to hear about your schedule, your math background, and your interests. To gather that info in a semi-organized fashion, we made an online survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/THRH3SH
If you're interested in taking the class, take a minute and fill it out.
To remind you of the awesomeness to come, the abstract for the class is reprinted here:
In the 19th century, impelled by strange coincidences in the theory of infinite sums and integrals, mathematicians began to develop a theory of calculus for functions of a complex variable. What they discovered was a surprising and beautiful geometric structure, which was quickly linked to the burgeoning physical theories of electromagnetism and fluid flow, revolutionized the study of differential equations and number theory, and ultimately inspired the modern field of topology. The goal of our class is to explain and understand those developments. We will begin with a visual exploration of the complex numbers, and proceed to develop complex calculus and the geometric constructions associated with it. Along the way, we will investigate connections with fourier analysis, physics, topology, music, and cartography. The class is also a case study in why mathematics is awesome: how seemingly simple questions lead to beautiful structures, surprising connections, and, of course, more questions.
Looking forward to hearing back from you!
-Josh and Lucas
Josh
40%, please do so in the next day or two if you want your schedule
taken into account when the class schedule is set. The link is
www.surveymonkey.com/s/THRH3SH
Have a great memorial day weekend!
-Josh
Lucas Culler
How can I look at the survey data?
Lucas