Integral of a complex-valued function along a curve

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Definition

Suppose γ:[a,b]→C is a smooth curve whose image lies inside an open subset U⊂C. Suppose f:U→C is a continuous map. The integral of f along γ is defined as follows:

∫γf(z)dz=∫abf(γ(t))γ′(t)dt

Using the chain rule, it is clear that the value of the integral does not depend on the choice γ of parametrization; rather, it depends only on the orientation.