2: Introduction to Complex Numbers
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Let R denote the set of real numbers, which should be a familiar collection of numbers to anyone who has studied Calculus. In this chapter, we use R to build the equally important set of so-called 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.
Contributors
- Isaiah Lankham, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
- Bruno Nachtergaele, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
- Anne Schilling, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
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