Complex Variables

Description

The most important topics in the theory and application of complex variables receive a thorough, coherent treatment in this introductory text. Intended for undergraduates or graduate students in science, mathematics, and engineering, this volume features hundreds of solved examples, exercises, and applications designed to foster a complete understanding of complex variables as well as an appreciation of their mathematical beauty and elegance. Prerequisites are minimal; a three-semester course in calculus will suffice to prepare students for discussions of these topics: the complex plane, basic properties of analytic functions (including a rewritten and reorganized discussion of Cauchy's Theorem), analytic functions as mappings, analytic and harmonic functions in applications, and transform methods. Useful appendixes include tables of conformal mappings and Laplace transforms, as well as solutions to odd-numbered exercises. Students and teachers alike will find this volume, with its well-organized text and clear, concise proofs, an outstanding introduction to the intricacies of complex variables. Cover Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition A Note to the Student Contents 1 The Complex Plane 2 Basic Properties of Analytic Functions 3 Analytic Functions as Mappings 4 Analytic and Harmonic Functionsin Applications 5 Transform Methods APPENDIX 1 Locating the Zeros of a Polynomial APPENDIX 2 A Table of Conformal Mappings APPENDIX 3 A Table of Laplace Transforms Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises Index