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*The video claims to explain how to convert between complex numbers and phasors, but phasors ARE already complex numbers. The video is actually explaining how to transform complex numbers between cartesian and polar notation. Cartesian notation has the form a+jb, where $a$ is the real part, $b$ is the imaginary part, and $j$ is the imaginary constant (denoted $i$ in many other fields). Polar notation has the form $A*e^(j\theta)$, where $A$ is the magnitude and $\theta$ is the phase.
 
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Revision as of 11:45, 8 May 2015


Complex Number and Phasor Notation

A slecture by James Herman

Partly based on the ECE201 Spring 2015 lecture material of Prof. Borja Peleato.



Link to video on youtube



Questions and comments

If you have any questions, comments, etc. please post them below

  • The video claims to explain how to convert between complex numbers and phasors, but phasors ARE already complex numbers. The video is actually explaining how to transform complex numbers between cartesian and polar notation. Cartesian notation has the form a+jb, where $a$ is the real part, $b$ is the imaginary part, and $j$ is the imaginary constant (denoted $i$ in many other fields). Polar notation has the form $A*e^(j\theta)$, where $A$ is the magnitude and $\theta$ is the phase.
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