An Introduction to Complex Function Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Palka, Bruce P.

ISBN 10: 038797427X / ISBN 13: 9780387974279

Published by Springer-Verlag, New York Berlin, 1990

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xviii + 559 pp, with 138 illustrations. Corrected 2nd printing. Preface, 10 Parts. Exercises, examples. Appendix A & B. index. 6.25" x 9.5" glossy yellow laminate boards.Black titles. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, paper white and well-preserved. Exterior crisp with no wear. Size: Large Octavo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Complex Function Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag, New York Berlin
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038797427X
• ISBN 13: 9780387974279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • MATHEMATICS

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Synopsis

This book provides a rigorous yet elementary introduction to the theory of analytic functions of a single complex variable. While presupposing in its readership a degree of mathematical maturity, it insists on no formal prerequisites beyond a sound knowledge of calculus. Starting from basic definitions, the text slowly and carefully develops the ideas of complex analysis to the point where such landmarks of the subject as Cauchy's theorem, the Riemann mapping theorem, and the theorem of Mittag-Leffler can be treated without sidestepping any issues of rigor. The emphasis throughout is a geometric one, most pronounced in the extensive chapter dealing with conformal mapping, which amounts essentially to a "short course" in that important area of complex function theory. Each chapter concludes with a wide selection of exercises, ranging from straightforward computations to problems of a more conceptual and thought-provoking nature.