In an exercise, we are looking at $\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{1}{re^{i\phi}+w}d\phi$ with $ w \in \Bbb C$. Now I tried to write it as an integral around the disk with radius $1$ and midpoint $1$. However my answer differs by a $-$ sign from the solution. I tried to do the following. $\delta B_r(0): [0, 2\pi]\to \Bbb C,\; \phi \mapsto re^{i\phi}$ and thus I obtain $\int_{\delta B_r(0)}\frac{i}{z(z+w)}\,dz\:$ instead of the solution $\:-\int_{\delta B_r(0)}\frac{i}{z(z+w)}\,dz$. I do not seem to understand where the minus comes into play.
2026-04-02 06:15:57.1775110557
Contour integral around the disk with radius $ r$
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You have the change of variable $\; z=r\mathrm e^{i\phi}$, so that $$\mathrm d z=ir\mathrm e^{i\phi}\,\mathrm d\phi=iz\,\mathrm d\phi\iff \mathrm d\phi=\frac1{i}\frac{\mathrm d z}z,$$ and $\:\dfrac1i=-i$.