Past exam of the algebra, analysis and differential equations II course of the University of Oxford / 2009 / Analysis / 6 / a

The complex fundamental theorem of calculus says that for a holomorphic antiderivative $F$ and a piecewise $C^1$ path $\gamma$ from $a$ to $b$, one has ${\int }_{\gamma }{F}^{\prime }(z)dz=F(b)-F(a)$. The integral is therefore zero on a closed path; the antiderivative need only be defined on a neighborhood of that path, rather than on all its interior.

The assumptions make $F(z)=z/f(z{)}^n$ holomorphic near $\gamma$. Differentiate:Integrate this derivative around the closed path to obtain