Practice Problems in Complex Analysis- unit 1
PSG iTech
Section 13.3: Derivative, Analytic Function
1. Determine and sketch the set in the complex plane defined by the inequality |z − 1 + 5i| ≤ 32 .
2. Graph the set of points in the complex plane satisfying 0 ≤ |z| ≤ 1.
3. Sketch the region of the complex plane defined by the condition −π < Im z < π.
4. Find the real part u and imaginary part v of f (z) = 5z 2 + 12z + 3 + 2i and calculate their values at
z = 4 − 3i.
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5. Calculate the value of f (z) = 1−z at the point z = 1 + i and identify its real and imaginary parts.
Re z 2
6. Determine, with reasons, whether the function f (z) = |z| is continuous at z = 0, given f (0) = 0.
Im z 2
7. Test the continuity of f (z) = |z|2 at the origin.
8. Find the value of the derivative of f (z) = (z + 4i)8 evaluated at z = 3 + 4i.
z+i
9. Calculate the derivative of f (z) = z−i at the point z = i.
10. Verify the triangle inequality |z1 + z2 | ≤ |z1 | + |z2 | using the values z1 = 3 + i and z2 = −2 + 4i.
11. Graphing Equations: Sketch the graph of the equation Im(z − 3i) = 6.
12. Inequalities: Sketch the set of points in the complex plane satisfying the inequality Re(z 2 ) ≥ 0 and
determine if this set is a domain.
13. Argument Regions: Sketch the region in the complex plane defined by 0 ≤ arg(z) ≤ 2π/3.
14. Neighborhoods and Disks: Determine and sketch the set in the complex plane defined by |z − 1 +
5i| ≤ 23 .
15. Boundary Descriptions: Describe the set of points in the complex plane that satisfies the equality
|z + 1| = |z − i|.
16. Image of a Vertical Line: Find the image of the line Re(z) = 1 under the mapping f (z) = z 2 .
17. Real and Imaginary Parts: Express the function f (z) = z 2 − 3z + 4i in the form u(x, y) + iv(x, y).
18. Function Evaluation: Evaluate the exponential function f (z) = ex cos y + iex sin y at the point
z = 3 − πi/3.
19. Differentiation Rules: Use the power and sum rules to find the derivative f ′ (z) for f (z) = 4z 3 −
(3 − i)z 2 − 5z − 4.
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Section 13.4: Cauchy–Riemann Equations, Laplace’s Equation
1. Use the Cauchy–Riemann equations to determine if the function f (z) = iz z̄ is analytic.
2. Test the analyticity of the function f (z) = e−2x (cos 2y + i sin 2y).
3. Determine if f (z) = Re (z 2 ) + iIm (z 2 ) satisfies the requirements to be an analytic function.
4. Check if the function f (z) = Arg 2πz is analytic.
5. Verify if u = x2 − y 2 is harmonic and find its corresponding analytic function f (z) = u + iv.
6. Determine if u = xy is harmonic and, if so, find its harmonic conjugate v.
7. Check the harmonicity of u = sin x cosh y and determine the conjugate v.
8. Determine the constants a and b so that u = ax3 + bxy is a harmonic function.
9. Find constants a and b such that u = cosh ax cos y is harmonic.
10. Derive the polar form of the Cauchy–Riemann equations, ur = 1r vθ and vr = − 1r uθ , from the Cartesian
versions.
11. Verification of Analyticity: Use the Cauchy–Riemann equations to show that f (z) = z 3 is analytic
for all z.
12. Analyticity Failure: Show that the function f (z) = y − ix is not analytic at any point.
13. Solving for Constants: Find real constants a, b, c, and d so that f (z) = x2 + axy + by 2 + i(cx2 +
dxy − y 2 ) is analytic.
14. Harmonic Conjugates: Verify that u(x, y) = x2 − y 2 is harmonic and find its harmonic conjugate
function v(x, y).
Section 17.1: Geometry of Analytic Functions: Conformal Mapping
1. Sketch the image of the half-plane x ≥ 1 under the inversion mapping w = 1/z.
2. Identify all points where the mapping f (z) = exp(z 5 − 80z) is not conformal.
3. Find the magnification ratio M and Jacobian J for the inversion w = 1/z.
4. Mapping Curves: Find and sketch the image of the line y = x under the inversion mapping w = 1/z.
5. Mapping Regions: Sketch the image of the first quadrant under the mapping w = 1/z.
6. Failure of Conformality: Find all points at which the mapping f (z) = exp(z 5 −80z) is not conformal.
Section 17.2: Linear Fractional Transformations
z−i
1. Find the inverse mapping z(w) for the transformation w = z+i .
z−i
2. Determine the inverse of the linear fractional transformation w = 3iz+4 .
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3. Find the inverse for the transformation w = 2z−1 .
4. Find the fixed points of the translation mapping w = z − 3i.
iz+4
5. Identify the fixed points for the transformation w = 2z−5i .
6. Find the fixed points for the power mapping w = 16z 5 .
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7. Find all Linear Fractional Transformations (LFTs) that have fixed points at z = ±1.
8. Find all LFTs with fixed points located at z = ±i.
9. Identify all LFTs that keep the origin z = 0 as a fixed point.
10. Determine the image of the vertical line x = k under the inversion w = 1/z.
Section 17.3: Special Linear Fractional Transformations
1. Find the LFT that maps the points {0, 1, 2} onto {∞, 1, 1/2}.
2. Map the points {i, −1, −i} onto {1, i, −1} using an LFT.
3. Determine the LFT that maps {−1, 0, 1} onto {0, i, ∞}.
4. Find the LFT that maps the point set {−i, −1, i} onto {−1, 0, 1}.
5. Construct an LFT mapping the unit disk |z| ≤ 1 onto the unit disk |w| ≤ 1 such that z = i/2 maps to
w = 0.
6. Find an analytic function mapping the angular region 0 ≤ arg z ≤ π/4 onto the unit disk |w| ≤ 1.
7. Construct a mapping from the second quadrant of the z-plane to the interior of the unit circle in the
w-plane.
8. Find all LFTs that map the x-axis in the z-plane onto the u-axis in the w-plane.
9. Map the three points {0, 2i, −2i} onto {−1, 0, ∞}.
10. Find the LFT mapping the boundary points {1, i, −1} onto {i, −1, −i}.
11. Inverse Transformations: Find the inverse mapping z(w) for the linear fractional transformation
w = z−i
z+i .
iz+4
12. Fixed Points: Identify the fixed points for the transformation w = 2z−5i .
13. Triple-Point Mapping: Construct a linear fractional transformation that maps the triple {−1, 0, 1}
to the triple {i, ∞, 0}.
14. Constructing Mappings: Find the linear fractional transformation that maps the points 1, i, −1 on
the unit circle to the points −1, 0, 1 on the real axis.
Chapter 13 Review Questions and Problems
1. Given u = cos 3x cosh 3y, find the corresponding analytic function f (z) = u + iv.
2. Given v = cos 2x sinh 2y, find the corresponding analytic function f (z) = u + iv.
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3. Given v = x2 +y 2 , find the corresponding analytic function f (z) = u + iv.