This book is a polished version of my course notes for Math 6283, Several Complex Variables, given in Spring 2014 and Spring 2016 semester at Oklahoma State University. The course covers basics of holomorphic function theory, CR geometry, the dbar problem, integral kernels and basic theory of compl[...]

The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is an extremely useful tool that finds application in many different disciplines. However, its use requires caution. The aim of this book is to explain the DFT and its various artifacts and pitfalls and to show how to avoid these (whenever possible), or at least [...]

This new, revised edition covers all of the basic topics in calculus of several variables, including vectors, curves, functions of several variables, gradient, tangent plane, maxima and minima, potential functions, curve integrals, Green's theorem, multiple integrals, surface integrals, Stokes' theo[...]

The three short stories in this book are all inspired by experiences that I have had while living in Ventimiglia Alta, a medieval village perched on a headland overlooking the western Italian Riviera and nearby French Cote d'Azur. Centuries Apart and A Grave Mistake may very loosely be described as [...]

Can you survive the night? Late one night, you receive a call from a friend. Scared and frightened, he asks you to meet him at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Here, you'll encounter the legacy of a haunted restauraunt. Terrifying, horrific creatures roam the halls and now you find yourself trapped with no w[...]

Centre stage in Angela Carter's unruly tale of the Flower Power Generation is Joseph - a decadent, disorientated rebel without a cause. A self-styled nihilist whose girlfriend has abandoned him, Joseph has decided to give up existing. But his concerned friends and neighbours have other plans. In [...]

The Several Lives of Chester Himes by Edward Margolies and Michel Fabre The writings of Chester Himes are colored by a fascinating blend of hatred and tenderness, of hard-boiled realism and generous idealism. His life was complex, his relationships complicated. How did this gifted son of a respectab[...]