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== NOTATION ==
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== Notation ==
<math> a+bi </math>
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<math> z+yi </math>
where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property <math>i^2=−1</math>. The real number a is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number b is the imaginary part.
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where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property <math>i^2 = -1</math>. The real number x is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number y is the imaginary part.
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== Complex Plane ==
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The complex plane provides a way to express complex numbers graphically. Any complex number can be expressed as a point on the complex plane.
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[[Image:cplane2_ECE301Fall2008mboutin.png]]
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== Complex Arithmetic ==
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'''Addition and Subtraction'''
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<math> (a + bi) + (c + di) = (a + c) + (b + d)i </math>
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<math> (a + bi) - (c + di) = (a - c) + (b - d)i </math>
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'''Multiplication'''
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<math> (a + bi) * (c + di) = (ac - bd) + (ad + bc)i </math>
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'''Division'''
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<math> \frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\ </math>
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== The polar form ==
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The polar form is <math> z = r\,(\cos \varphi + i\sin \varphi )\,</math>.
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It can also be represented as Euler's formula <math> z = r\,\mathrm{e}^{i \varphi}\,</math>

Latest revision as of 11:29, 5 September 2008

Notation

$ z+yi $ where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property $ i^2 = -1 $. The real number x is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number y is the imaginary part.

Complex Plane

The complex plane provides a way to express complex numbers graphically. Any complex number can be expressed as a point on the complex plane. Cplane2 ECE301Fall2008mboutin.png

Complex Arithmetic

Addition and Subtraction

$ (a + bi) + (c + di) = (a + c) + (b + d)i $

$ (a + bi) - (c + di) = (a - c) + (b - d)i $

Multiplication

$ (a + bi) * (c + di) = (ac - bd) + (ad + bc)i $

Division

$ \frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\ $

The polar form

The polar form is $ z = r\,(\cos \varphi + i\sin \varphi )\, $.

It can also be represented as Euler's formula $ z = r\,\mathrm{e}^{i \varphi}\, $

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