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Module Title Real and Complex Variable Theory
SchoolMathematics
Department Mathematics
Module Code 06 22490
Module Lead J Bennett
Level Honours Level
Credits 20
Semester Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions None
Contact Hours Lecture-46 hours
Tutorial-10 hours
Total: 56 hours
Exclusions
Description This module follows on from the second half of material in Foundation & Abstraction 1 & 2 and gives rigorous treatment of limits, continuity and differentiability for real functions. The material formalises and justifies many of the basic theorems and techniques of earlier modules in calculus. The module then extends to complex-valued functions, defined on regions of the complex plane, all the ideas and techniques of the integral and differential calculus which have been studied in the first three semesters.
Learning Outcomes By the end of the module the student will be able to:
  • Understand the concepts and properties of limits, continuity and differentiability for real functions;
  • Evaluate limits and derivatives for examples involving well-known functions;
  • Appreciate and apply theorems concerned with continuity and differentiability;
  • Determine where a complex valued function is analytic and identify its singular points;
  • Evaluate Taylor series and Laurent series of complex - valued functions;
  • Apply Cauchy's integral theorem and the residue theorem to evaluate real integrals.
Assessment 22490-01 : CA Sem 1 : Coursework (5%)
22490-02 : CA Sem 2 : Coursework (5%)
22490-03 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (90%)
22490-04 : Extra Tesk (Sem 1) : Coursework (0%)
22490-05 : Extra Task (Sem 2) : Coursework (0%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions 10% based on course work and/or class tests during term-time; 90% based on a 3hr exam
Other None
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