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How difficult is complex variables?
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[QUOTE="johnnyringo6, post: 6025268, member: 643923"] When I took Complex Analysis, it was not proof-based, nor was it very algebraic. My professor spent the entire semester focusing on the geometric meaning of operations on complex numbers. Like, what does it [I]mean[/I] to multiply two complex numbers (the rotation and dilation of their vector representations), or what does it [I]mean[/I] to differentiate/integrate in the complex plane (the "amplitwist", etc.)? It was VERY helpful when we got to Laurent Series and the Residue Theorem, because we were able to understand almost immediately why and how those concepts worked. My only complaint was the lack of algebraic manipulation, because I still struggled with that on the final exam, due to lack of practice (which was partly my fault). All in all, I'd highly recommend taking the course, but spend some time asking yourself and the professor what it [I]means[/I], both geometrically and algebraically, to do all of these operations. I think it takes a sufficient understanding of both to be truly successful in the course. [/QUOTE]
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