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Week 6 Worksheet

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Winding Numbers

  1. Calculate the winding number of the contour below around all points not on the path.

Cauchy's Theorem

  1. Let $\gamma_1(t) = -1+\frac{1}{2}e^{it}$ on $[0, 2\pi]$, let $\gamma_2(t) = 1+\frac{1}{2}e^{it}$ on $[0, 2\pi]$ and let $\gamma(t) = 2e^{-it}$ on $[0, 2\pi]$. Let $f(z)=1/(z^2-1)$. Use Cauchy Theorem to deduce that \[ - \int\limits_{\gamma} f \intd z = \int\limits_{\gamma_1} f \intd z + \int\limits_{\gamma_2} f \intd z \]

  2. What is the contour integral of $f(z) = 1/z$ over the contour $\gamma$ shown below?

  3. Fix distinct complex numbers $z_1$ and $z_2$ and contours $\gamma,\gamma_1,\gamma_2$ as in the figure. Suppose that $f : \C \setminus \{z_1,z_2 \} \to \C$ is holomorphic.

    If $\displaystyle\int\limits_{\gamma_1} f = 3 + 4i$ and $\displaystyle\int\limits_{\gamma_2} f = 5 + 6i$ what is the value of $\displaystyle\int\limits_\gamma f$?

  4. Verify that \[ f(z) = \begin{cases} \dfrac{\cos(z) - 1}{z} & z \ne 0 \\ 0 & z = 0 \end{cases} \] is holomorphic on $\C$. Then evaluate \[ \int\limits_\gamma \dfrac{\cos(z)}{z} \intd z \] where $\gamma(t) = e^{it}$ on $[0,2\pi]$.