# Book recommendations to learn complex analysis? [closed]

As an applied science student, I've been taught math as a tool. And although I've been studying a lot throughout the years, I always felt like I am missing depth. Then I read geodude's answer on this post, that cited these beautiful quotes:

You might want to do calculus in $$\mathbb{R}$$, but the functions themselves naturally live in $$\mathbb{C}$$

Even in $$\mathbb{R}$$, and in the most practical and applied problems, you can hear distant echos of the complex behavior of the functions. It's their nature, you can't change it.

And although pieces of complex analysis are well known even to the most applied scientist (e.g Euler's identity), these quotes really helped me understand why my math knowledge is so shallow. It seems I share the same worries with other engineers: (What's the best way for an engineer to learn "real" math?) and I've found many beautiful and informative answers about diving deeper into mathematics, but none of them (as far as I could spot) addressed complex analysis. And as I think I am lost in the labyrinth of math knowledge, I ask this question:

How can one that has an basic knowledge of real analysis approach complex analysis? What do I start? Are there any books you would recommend?

• For self-study, I advise you the very didactic book "Visual Complex Analysis" of T. Needham – Jean Marie Sep 4 '20 at 15:14
• Complex Variables and Applications by Brown and Churchill might be a good place to start if you're coming from a decent knowledge of real analysis but feel your general mathematical understanding is low. Although I'll confess complex analysis is not really my area, as it were, so there may be better entry level texts. – SeraPhim Sep 4 '20 at 15:14
• Complex Variables by Athanassios S. Fokas, Mark J. Ablowitz. – Pixel Sep 9 '20 at 8:34
• Thank you all so much. – Dimitris Sep 9 '20 at 8:48