Complex Analysis Project

This web page provides support and information regarding a CCLI grant funded by the National Science Foundation to write a Complex Analysis textbook accompanied by software. The following are collaborators on this project. Mike Brilleslyper, United States Air Force Academy Dov Chelst, ICMA Consulting Services Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University. Home page is here. Jane McDougall, Colorado College Jim Rolf, United States Air Force Academy. Home page is here. Rich Stankewitz, Ball State University Beth Schaubroeck, United States Air Force Academy Ken Stephenson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Homepage is here.
Grant proposal Here's the proposal that has been accepted by the NSF. Textbook materials and resources LaTeX header file (updated 7/10/08). Introductory ideas (i.e. Chapter 0) are here (updated 7/9/08, 09:54). Minimal surfaces chapter by Michael Dorff. Dov's stuff is here and here.
Software
BlaschkeTool v 0.2	is an applet to visualize the Blaschke products and underlying Moebius transformations. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 12/14/07
CirclePack	is an application to generate circle packings.
Complex IterTool v 1.3	is a java applet to iterate complex-valued functions using both polar and euclidean seed values. Download a .zip file here (with menu bar) or here (without menubar) if you wish to run this from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 9/17/10
ComplexTool v 5.4	is a java applet designed to help students understand how a complex function transforms regions. Students have a choice between no grid, a polar grid, and a rectangular grid, as well as the ability to sketch on the domain and see the resulting transformation in the range. If you wish to run this from your compute, download a .zip file (with menu bar) here. Application version is here Version history is here.	updated 9/26/11
Complex NewtTool v 2.5	is an applet to visual the complex-valued Newton's method and to graph the basins of attraction. Download a .zip file here (with menu bar) and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 5/4/12
Complex VecTool v 0.2	is an applet to graph complex vector fields. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 2/05/10
Cubic Polynomial Complex Newton Method v 2.0	is an applet to visualize the complex-valued Newton's method applied to z(z-1)(z-a) and to graph the basins of attraction. Download a .zip file of the application here. Download a .zip file of this applet with menu bar here or without menu bar here. Version history is here.	updated 2/14/16
DiffGeomTool v 1.1	Graphs parametric surfaces, tangent planes, tangent and normal vectors and curves derived from the parametric surface. Download a .zip file here if you wish to run applet on your computer, a PC version (and 3d libraries) is here and a Mac/Linux version is here. Version history is here.	updated 5/3/10
FlowTool v 2.3	illustrates fluid flow on various regions with user supplied sources/sinks. This is very much a beta version. Download a .zip file here if you wish to run applet on your computer. Version history is here.	updated 2/10/10
FractTool v 2.8	is an applet to visualize Mandelbrot and Julia sets based on various kinds of complex functions. Download a .zip file here (without menu bar) or here (with menu bar) and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 4/14/10
Global Complex Iteration for Polynomials v 1.2	is an applet to visualize the Julia sets of various complex polynomials supplied by user. Download a .zip file here (without menu bar) or here (with menu bar) and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 8/16/10
Hypergeometric Zeros v 0.1	is an applet to visualize Mandelbrot and Julia sets based on various kinds of complex functions. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated11/17/08
Lin ComboTool v 1.0	is an applet to visualize the famous Dorffgon formed by linear combinations of harmonic mappings to polygons. Download a .zip file here (without menu bar) or here (with menu bar) and run it from your computer. Download a .zip file Version history is here.	updated 7/28/09
Mandelbrot Set Builder v 1.2	is an applet to construct the Mandelbrot set via mouse clicks and drags. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 5/30/12
MinSurfTool v 2.3	is an applet to visualize minimal surfaces. If you wish to run the applet on your computer, download a PC version (and 3d libraries) here or a Mac/Linux version here. Version history is here.	updated 10/28/11
PolyTool v. 1.0	is an applet to visualize harmonic mappings to polygons. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 3/9/10
Real IterTool v 1.3	is an applet to iterate real valued functions. Download a .zip file here (with menu bar) or here (without menu bar) and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 9/15/10
Real NewtTool v 1.3	is an applet to visual the real-valued Newton's method and to graph the basins of attraction. Download a .zip file here (without menu bar) or here (with menu bar) and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 2/18/10
SchwarzTool v 0.3	is an applet to visualize the Schwarzian with similar functionality to ComplexTool. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 12/07/07
ShearTool v 1.1	is an applet to help student visual shears. Download a .zip file applet or application and run it from your computer. Older version 0.5 is here. Version history is here.	updated 6/13/12
StarTool v 0.3	is an applet to visualize harmonic mappings to star polygons. This is beta version. Download a .zip file here and run it from your computer. Version history is here.	updated 2/5/09