Hi, this is my first thread. Apologies if it isn't in the most appropriate location.

I've been teaching myself mathematics for the past three years now, it has become some what of a hobby. I am familiar in Calculus (diifferentiation, integration, applications of...), linear algebra, numerical analysis, and to a small extent ODEs.

I would like to know, what are the mathematical prerequisites to Complex Analysis?

Thanks very much.

That should be sufficient, but you might benefit from an introduction to real analysis as well before complex.

CB

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Thanks very much for the reply. I did a MSc in advanced theoretical computer science (quantum computers and information systems, DNA computer etc...) so I am pretty well versed in basic complex arithmetic. Perhaps it's just the particular book on complex analysis I got from the library but I may have noticed PDEs within the first couple of chapters. Could this be the case (I returned the book), and if so what's the learning gap between ODEs and PDEs like?

Thansk again.

Amazon.com: Used and New: Complex Variables for Mathematics and Engineering
Given your background, I would look for a textbook on Basic Complex Variables by John H. Mathews.
I am sure you can find use editions is good condition.

Brilliant thanks for the link Basic Complex Variables, I like the sounds of that.

After having been assured that I have the skills needed i.e., no need for PDEs quite yet, I took another look in the library and found what appears to be a book well within my reach:

Introduction to Complex Analysis (2nd Edition)
H.A. Priestley

Quickly scanning through each chapter at most there is a heck of a lot of integration and a bit of differentiation, and a lot of complex number arithmetic.

Thanks for the help.