An Introduction to Complex Function Theory

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  title={An Introduction to Complex Function Theory},
  author={Bruce P. Palka},
  year={1995},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:118195199}
}
  • B. Palka
  • Published 7 September 1995
  • Mathematics
This book provides an 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 develops the ideas of complex analysis to the point where such landmarks of the subject as Cauchy's theorem of Mittag-Leffler can be treated without side-stepping any issues of rigor. The emphasis throughout… 
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