Compute Integrals: Integrate (z^3-6z^2+4)dz from -1+i to 1

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Integrate (z^3-6z^2+4)dz where the function is any curve joining -1+i to 1. Z is complex number
 
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I am trying to first separate them to integrate individual z^3dz, -6z^2dz and 4dz.

Line integral γ(t)= t*i+(1-t)*(-1-+i)
 
There is no need to find a parametric representation of the curve because the function you are integrating has an anti derivative , indeed it is a polynomial . By independence of the path , the integral only depends on the initial and final points .