2: Introduction to Complex Numbers

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Let \(\mathbb{R}\) denote the set of \(\textbf{real numbers}\), which should be a familiar collection of numbers to anyone who has studied Calculus. In this chapter, we use \(\mathbb{R}\) to build the equally important set of so-called complex numbers.

2.1: Deﬁnition of Complex Numbers
2.2: Operations on complex numbers
2.3: Polar Form and Geometric Interpretation
C coincides with the plane R2 when viewed as a set of ordered pairs of real numbers. Therefore, we can use polar coordinates as an alternate way to uniquely identify a complex number. This gives rise to the so-called polar form for a complex number, which often turns out to be a convenient representation for complex numbers.
2.E: Exercises for Chapter 2

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