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THE theory of functions of a complex variable is usually presented in exhaustive treatises, demanding high mathematical attainments from their readers. Yet engineers and others who have neither the time nor the specialized training in pure mathematics to master such treatises find that they require some of the leading ideas of the subject. Mr. Green provides an introductory account of the complex variable and of conformal representation in a very simple and compact form, demanding from the reader little more than elementary calculus and co-ordinate geometry, with some indication of applications to problems of mathematical physics, aeronautics and electrical engineering.
The Theory and Use of the Complex Variable
An Introduction. By S. L. Green. Pp. viii+ 136. (London : Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1939.) 10s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 144, 741 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144741d0
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