Visual Complex Functions

Elias Wegert is a Professor of Mathematics at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. His main research interests are in Complex and Nonlinear Analysis; he is the author of a book on nonlinear Riemann-Hilbert problems and their applications. Wegert has experience in mathematical teaching at different levels for about 30 years. He is also committed to mathematical competitions for high school students.

From the reviews: "This textbook is an introduction to the classical theory of functions of one complex variable. Its distinctive feature are the graphical representations of functions, being the most useful tool in teaching and generally in mathematics. ... The self-sufficiency of the textbook and the broad range of graphical examples makes the book useful for students as well as teachers of mathematics. ... the book can be warmly recommended both to experts and to a new generation of mathematicians." (Stanislawa Kanas, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1264, 2013) "Anyone who works with complex variables should read this book. ... Visual Complex Functions is a beautiful and careful presentation of an entire advanced introduction to complex analysis based on phase portraits and, where appropriate, other kinds of computer-generated pictures. ... My understanding of many ideas and phenomena deepened through reading this book." (Lloyd N. Trefethen, SIAM Review, Vol. 55 (4), 2013)

• Preface.- 1. Getting Acquainted.- 2. Complex Functions.- 3. Analytic Functions.- 4. Complex Calculus.- 5. Construction Principles.- 6. Conformal Mappings.- 7. Riemann Surfaces