Visual Complex Analysis
Tristan Needham(Author)
Clarendon Press
Published on 1. February 1997
Book
Hardback
615 pages
978-0-19-853447-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first visually intuitive introduction to complex analysis, this radical approach replaces the standard calculational arguments with new geometric ones. This book is intended for undergraduates in mathematics, physics and engineering.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
501 line figures, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-853447-1 (9780198534471)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1: Geometry and Complex Arithmetic. 2: Complex functions as Transformations. 3: Mobius Transformations and Inversion. 4: Differentiation: The Amplitwist Concept. 5: Further Geometry of Differentiation. 6: Non-Euclidean Geometry*. 7: Winding Numbers and Topology. 8: Complex Integration: Cauchy's Theorem. 9: Cauchy's Formula and Its Applications. 10: Vector Fields: Physics and Topology. 11: Vector Fields and Complex Integration. 12: Flows and Harmonic Functions