ch. 1. Finite matrices -- ch. 2. Eigenvalues of compact operators -- ch. 3. Some basic results of the theory of analytic functions -- ch. 4. Polynomials -- ch. 5. Bounds for zeros of entire functions -- ch. 6. Perturbations of finite-order entire functions -- ch. 7. Functions of order less than two -- ch. 8. Exponential type functions -- ch. 9. Quasipolynomials -- ch. 10. Transforms of finite order entire functions and canonical products -- ch. 11. Polynomials with matrix coefficients -- ch. 12. Entire matrix-valued functions.