WEBExample 1. If \ (\gamma (x) = e^ {2\pi i x}\) for \ (x \in [0, 1],\) its winding number about \ (0\) is \ [ \text { Ind} (\gamma , 0) = \frac {1} {2\pi i} \cdot \int_ {0}^ {1} \frac {2\pi i \cdot e^ {2\pi i x}} {e^ {2\pi i x}} \, dx = 1.\] Non-Example. If \ (\gamma_1 (x) = e^ {\pi i x}\) for \ (x \in [0, 1],\)