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It seems to me that many schools each complex analysis in the applied math department. I notice that the article does mention applied math, but only down the list. Is it possible to include the reason why it is in AMa? Gah4 (talk) 06:42, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that there are classes that are more for theoretical math, and those more for engineers. I was thing about something like ACM95 at Caltech, which is required for most (or all) engineering degrees. I believe other schools have a similar course, often part of the AMa department. Gah4 (talk) 07:35, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Gah4 Thank you for reply. I think complex analysis is related to AMa because it is related to vector analysis and harmonic functions, but I'm not ready to write it. And you can edit this article directly. Previously it was B-Class, but now it is C-Class. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with reorganizing the section.--SilverMatsu (talk) 08:56, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)"Applied math" has at least four different meanings that are related but distinct. It may be the name of some courses or some university departements. This is not relevant for an encyclopedy, except for being mentioned in Applied mathematics. "Applied math" may refer to mathematics that are used outside mathematics. It appears that almost all parts of mathematics are implied (most items listed in APM95 do not belong to complex analysis), and this is why many of our articles have a section on applications, generally near to the end of the article. "Applied math" may refer to mathematics that are drived by applications. Finally "applied math" is often used as an alternate name for numerical analysis.
Yes. Well, it probably could apply to all mathematics used in sciences such as physics, and most engineering. For traditional reasons, it often doesn't. The AMa departments in schools that I know do things like computational fluid dynamics. Mostly numerical, so pure math people aren't so interested. I suspect, yes, it is sometimes used for numerical analysis but more often used for the less theoretical cases. And yes it is used for names of courses taught by people in the named department. So, yes, connected but distinct. Gah4 (talk) 09:39, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The applied complex analysis, such as Laplace transforms used for EE filters, and contour integrals for a variety of computations, including inverse Laplace transforms. Also, some definite integrals that are hard to do other ways. Gah4 (talk) 09:39, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In view of this, it would be useful to add a section "Applications" near to the end of the article, but this requires an editor with the needed competences and/or a reliable source on this. I do not see anything else to do. D.Lazard (talk) 09:21, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
