1.

Laurent series and residuals.

1. Calculate the first three terms of the Taylor series of the following complex functions at the given points. Give the general term and it radius
of convergence. Use the principal values of any multivalued functions.
a) f (z) =

1
z
z

b) f (z) = e

z0 = i
z0 = 2 + i

c) f (z) = ln (z)
d) f (z) =

1
z2
i

z0 = e
z0 = 1 + i

e) f (z) = z

z0 = 1

f) f (z) = iz

z0 = 0

2. Determine the center and the radius of convergence of the following

Taylor series without calculating the coefficients an . Use the principal
values of any multivalued functions.
P
1
n
a) zi
=
n=0 an (z + 1)
P
n
b) ln 1(z) =
n=0 an (z 1 2i)
P
1
n
c) z1
=
n=0 an (z 2)
3. Calculate the first three terms of the Laurent series of the following
complex functions using the given conditions. Give the general term
and the domain where it converges. Use the principal values of any
multivalued functions.

e) f (z) =

1
z1
1
z+2
1
z+i
1
z+i
z
z1

f) f (z) =

cos ( z1 )
z3

a) f (z) =
b) f (z) =
c) f (z) =
d) f (z) =

g) f (z) = ln 1 +
h) f (z) =

1
z(z2)

using powers of z + 3
using powers of z i
valid for |z| > 1
valid for |z i| > 2
using powers of z 1

1
z1

using powers of z


using powers of z 1
valid for |z 1| > 1
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i) f (z) =

1
(z1)(z3)

j) f (z) =

zi
centered at z = 1
z1
1
+ z1
centererd at
(z1)3

k) f (z) =
2 + 2i
l) f (z) =
2 + 2i

valid for 0 < |z 1| < 2

1
+z 3
(z1)3

z = 1 and its doain contains z =

centererd at z = 1 and its doain contains z =

4. Find all the possible Laurent series of

f (z) =

1
1

z1 z2

around z0 = 0 explaining where they are valid.

5. Represent the function f (z) =

z+1
z1

a) By its Maclaurin series, analyzing where this representation is

valid.
b) By its Laurent series in the domain 1 < |z| < .
6. Differentiate the Maclaurin series representation

X
1
=
zn,
1z
n=0
to obtain the the expansions for f (z) =

|z| < 1
1
(1z)2

and

1
.
(1z)3

Use the first of such expansions to derive the Laurent series:

X (1)n (n 1)
1
=
,
z2
(z 1)n
n=2

1 < |z 1|z

7. Find all the possible expansions of:

a) f (z) =

1
(zi)(z2)

b) f (z) =

1
1z 2 )

around the point z0 = 0.

around the point z0 = 1.

Specify the region where these expansions are valid

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8. For the following complex functions, determine the kind of singularity

at the given points, and calculate the corresponding residual.
a) f (z) =

z
z 2 +1

b) f (z) =

cos (z)
z2
z
e 1
z2

c) f (z) =
d) f (z) =
e) f (z) =
f) f (z) =

at z0 = i
at z0 = 0
at z0 = 0

(ez 1)2
z2
sin (z)
z4
1
z m (za)

at z0 = 0
at z0 = 0
at z0 = 0, z0 = a
n

z
g) f (z) = + z1n + + z1 + 12 + 2z2 + + 2n+1
+

at z0 = 0

9. Using Cauchys residue theorem calculate the integral

I 
C


i
3
1
+
+ 2(z 1 +
)
(z 1)2 z 1
z4

where the path C corresponds with

a) |z 1| = 2
b) |z 5| = 2
c) The rectangle with vertices (5 i)
10. Calculate the value of the following integral using Cauchys residues
method. Use the principal value of any multivalued function.
H
1
a) |z|=2 (z1)(z+3)
dz
H
1
b) |z|=4 (z1)(z+3)
dz
H
c) |z|=3 z211 dz
H
P
n2
d) |z|=2
(n 1)(z 1)n dz
n= e


H
e) |z+i+1|=4 z 3 cos z1 dz


H
1
f) |z|=2 z sin z1
dz
H
g) |zi|=3 (z+i)n1(n+6)! dz
3

h)

1
dz
|ze|=1 ln (z)1

i)

1
dz
|z1|=1/2 z z 1

j)

1
dz
|z|=2 (z+i)5

k)

1
dz
|z|=0,1 cos ( 2 ez +sin (z))

l)

1
dz
|z6|=4 sin (z)

m)

n)

1
dz
|z16|=5 ln (ln (z))1

o)

1
dz
|z9|=5 sin (z 1/2 )


|z1|=1/2

cos (z1)
z 10

2
z1

dz

11. Evaluate the following real variable integrals:

R
(mx)
a) inf ty cos1+x
2 dx
R
1
b) inf ty (x2 +1)(x
2 +4) dx
R
2
c) inf ty (x2 +a2x)(x2 +b2 ) dx
R 2
1
d) 0 32 cos
d
()
R 2
e) 0 541sin () d
R 2 cos ()
f) 0 13+12
d
cos ()