Outcomes
In this lesson you will learn
- to graph a complex number
- the complex or Argand plane
- the meaning of the term modulus
- to calculate the modulus of complex numbers
By the end of this section students will be able to:
- explain the connection between real and complex numbers
- represent complex numbers in a variety of ways
- apply operations on complex numbers both in rectangular and polar form
- construct and examine graphs in the complex and polar planes
- develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
- analyze and solve polynomial, rational, irrational, absolute value and trigonometric equations
Prerequisites
To be successful in this lesson, it would be helpful to know the following:
- graphing on a coordinate grid
- the difference between a complex number and an imaginary number
- how to sketch vectors
- the concept of absolute-value
- vectors