Imagining Complex Numbers by Generating, Interpreting and Representing Them

Autor/in	Vozzo, Enzo
Titel	Imagining Complex Numbers by Generating, Interpreting and Representing Them
Quelle	In: Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 31 (2017) 2, S.53-63 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0819-4564
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Professional Personnel; Numbers; Number Concepts; Equations (Mathematics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Personalbestand; Zahlenraum; Number concept; Zahlbegriff; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre
Abstract	Ever since their serendipitous discovery by Italian mathematicians trying to solve cubic equations in the 16th century, imaginary and complex numbers have been difficult topics to understand. Here the word complex is used to describe something consisting of a number of interconnecting parts. The different parts of a complex number are the "real" part and the "imaginary" part and both of these are denoted by a real number. The term complex is not meant to denote a level of complexity which can often be students' first impression when encountering complex numbers. This article describes how to generate, interpret, and represent complex numbers as well as real world applications of complex numbers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06