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 on the contour $|z|=R$. Thus on the contour $|z|=R$. Thus
 $$ \oint_{|z|=R} \frac{1}{|z-1| |z-2| }  |dz| \leq \frac{1}{(R-1)(R-2)}  \oint |dz| = \frac{1}{(R-1)(R-2)}  (2\pi R) $$ $$ \oint_{|z|=R} \frac{1}{|z-1| |z-2| }  |dz| \leq \frac{1}{(R-1)(R-2)}  \oint |dz| = \frac{1}{(R-1)(R-2)}  (2\pi R) $$
-To summarize, we have +To summarize, we have $I_R$ is a constant, and for any $R>10$, we have 
-$$ 0 \leq |I_R| \leq \frac{2\pi R}{(R-1)(R-2)}. $$+$$ 0 \leq |I_R| \leq \frac{2\pi R}{(R-1)(R-2)}.  $$ 
 +Thus $|I_R|=0$, hence $I_R=0$.  
 + 
 +===== Method 3: change of variable ===== 
 +Let $w = 1/z$, then we have  
 + 
 +$$ 
 + I = \oint_{|w|=1/10, CW} \frac{1}{(w^{-1}-1)(w^{-1}-2)} d (w^{-1}) = \oint_{|w|=1/10, CW} \frac{-1}{(1-w)(1-2w)} dw = \oint_{|w|=1/10} \frac{1}{(1-w)(1-2w)} dw $$ 
 +where in the last step, I changed the orientation of the contour from $CW$ to $CCW$(CCW is by default, hence omited) and add an extra $(-1)$ factor to the integral.  
 + 
 +Since the integrand is only singular at $w=1,1/2$, and the contour $|w|=1/10$ contains no singularity in its interior, the integral is 0.  
 + 
 +===== Riemann sphere ===== 
 +It is useful to think of add a point $\infty$ to the complex plane $\C$, and think of $\C \cup \{\infty\}$ as a sphere, where $\infty$ is identified with the north pole, $0$ with the south pole, the unit circle $|z|=1$ as the equator.  
 + 
 +The natural coordinate to use near the north pole is $w=1/z$, so that $z=\infty$ corresponds to $w=0$. 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Exercises ===== 
 +Let $C$ be the contour of $|z|=10$. Consider the following integrals. 
 + 
 +(1) $$\oint_C \frac{1}{1+z^2} dz $$ 
 + 
 +(2) (the result for this one is not zero.)  
 +$$\oint_C \frac{z}{1+z^2} dz $$ 
 + 
 +(3) $$\oint_C \frac{z^2}{1+z^4} dz $$ 
 + 
 +Apply methods 1,2,3 to the above problems (each method need to be used once) 
 + 
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