Complex Dynamics

I. Conformal and Quasiconformal Mappings.- 1. Some Estimates on Conformal Mappings.- 2. The Riemann Mapping.- 3. Montel's Theorem.- 4. The Hyperbolic Metric.- 5. Quasiconformal Mappings.- 6. Singular Integral Operators.- 7. The Beltrami Equation.- II. Fixed Points and Conjugations.- 1. Classification of Fixed Points.- 2. Attracting Fixed Points.- 3. Repelling Fixed Points.- 4. Superattracting Fixed Points.- 5. Rationally Neutral Fixed Points.- 6. Irrationally Neutral Fixed Points.- 7. Homeomorphisms of the Circle.- III. Basic Rational Iteration.- 1. The Julia Set.- 2. Counting Cycles.- 3. Density of Repelling Periodic Points.- 4. Polynomials.- IV. Classification of Periodic Components.- 1. Sullivan's Theorem.- 2. The Classification Theorem.- 3. The Wolff-Denjoy Theorem.- V. Critical Points and Expanding Maps.- 1. Siegel Disks.- 2. Hyperbolicity.- 3. Subhyperbolicity.- 4. Locally Connected Julia Sets.- VI. Applications of Quasiconformal Mappings.- 1. Polynomial-like Mappings.- 2. Quasicircles.- 3. Herman Rings.- 4. Counting Herman Rings.- 5. A Quasiconformal Surgical Procedure.- VII. Local Geometry of the Fatou Set.- 1. Invariant Spirals.- 2. Repelling Arms.- 3. John Domains.- VIII. Quadratic Polynomials.- 1. The Mandelbrot Set.- 2. The Hyperbolic Components of ?.- 3. Green's Function of ?c.- 4. Green's Function of ?.- 5. External Rays with Rational Angles.- 6. Misiurewicz Points.- 7. Parabolic Points.- Epilogue.- References.- Symbol Index.