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Discovering Imaginary Numbers in Everyday Life – Complex Number Popularization (mathwonder.org)
1 point by smm16r 7 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


The imaginary unit sqrt(-1) and complex numbers can be re-developed from first principles. This has finally revealed imaginary numbers in our daily life after 500 years since their inception. The most important practical implication, particularly for learners, is that the complex number plane is replaceable by the familiar x-y plane, which has a direct connection to the real world.




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