Math 345, Fall 2025

Functions of a Complex Variable

End of Semester Stuff
Available for
Appointments

(Seeley Mudd 406)
Thu, Dec 11, 10AM - 11:30AM
Fri, Dec 12, 10AM - 11:30AM
(And then the Cake Party is
Fri, Dec 12, 12:30-2pm, at the Powerhouse.)

Mon, Dec 15, 10AM - noon
Tue, Dec 16, 9AM - noon,   3:15PM - 5pm
Wed, Dec 17, 9AM - 10AM,   3:15PM - 5pm
Email me to request a 15-minute appointment in one of the
above blocks of time.

You may request a second meeting after you have met with
me once, and, if scheduling permits, possibly a third.
Final
Exam
Take-home
Due Thursday, Dec 18
11:59pm ET SHARP,
on Gradescope
You are welcome to submit the final exam
as early as you want, even days early.

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!!!

General Information
Instructor:

Rob Benedetto
Office: Seeley Mudd 406
Email: rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu
Office Hours: Mon, 2:00-3:30pm
Tue, 1:45-3:15pm
Fri, 1:00-2:00pm
or by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 9-9:50 AM, SMUD 205
Text: Gamelin, Complex Analysis,
Springer, 2001.

Available to Amherst students via the
Amherst College Textbook program

Five College students: obtain your own copy
from the bookseller of your choice.
Math Fellow

Drop-in
Hours
Katya Havryshchuk Mon, 7:30-9:00pm, SMUD 208
Wed, 7:30-9:00pm, SMUD 208
Homework: Reading and Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format)
Some of these are handouts from class.
If you lost any of yours, you can get them here.
Others were not handed out in class and are only available here.
Syllabus (Course Info)
Gradescope Instructions
(Submitting Homework)
Math 345 Logistics
(Quick Summary of Syllabus)
Review of Sets and Proofs
(optional)
Part of the Proof of Green's Theorem
(optional)
Path Independence for Homotopic Paths
(optional)
Midterm Exam 1 (Take-Home)
(Due Thursday, Oct 23)
Solutions to Midterm Exam 1
Videos to Watch: Nov 3-7
Proving a Power Series is
NOT Uniformly Convergent
Review Sheet for Midterm Exam 2
Practice Problems for Midterm Exam 2
Solutions to Practice Problems 2
Solutions to (in-class) Midterm Exam 2
Final Exam (Take-Home)
(Due Thursday, Dec 18)

Exam Information
Midterm 1 Take-home:
Available Friday, October 17
Due Thursday, October 23, 11:59pm on Gradescope
Midterm 2 Wednesday, November 19, in class
Final Take-home:
Available Friday, December 5
Due Thursday, December 18, 11:59pm on Gradescope