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CHAPTER 01
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Linear functions

CHAPTER 02
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Quadratic functions

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CHAPTER 03
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Functions

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CHAPTER 04
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Trigonometry

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CHAPTER 05
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Trigonometric functions

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CHAPTER 06
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Linear algebra

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CHAPTER 07
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Vectors

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CHAPTER 08
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Logarithms

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CHAPTER 09
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Complex numbers

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CHAPTER 10
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Differentiation

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CHAPTER 11
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Integration

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Number scales09_01A

When you were taught elementary math, you were given them in the form of a 1D line that, for example, had a range from
−10-10
to
00
to
1010
. This type of number scale encompasses all
R\mathbb{R}
(or real) numbers. Now, if we were to add another axis (turning our 1D line into a 2D Cartesian space), we can introduce ourselves to complex numbers. A graph will be added later (when I find a suitable library to display graphs), however if you take a sheet of paper and draw out a 2D axis, naming the
xx
-axis "
R\mathbb{R}
" and
yy
-axis "
ii
", with intervals of
ii
being the same as
1,2,3,4,...1,2,3,4,...
, you've created yourself a complex plane!

Complex number form

z=a+biz=a+bi
Where
aa
is the
R\mathbb{R}
part of the number (think, location on the "
xx
-axis")
Where
bibi
is the
ii
part of the number (think, location on the "
yy
-axis")

Complex modulus09_02A

Just like the 1D axis of the
R\mathbb{R}
scale, where you have an absolute value that's always a positive magnitude of the number from a reference point (normally 0), you have the same for complex numbers (but it's called complex modulus). If you plot a complex number using the above note, you can see that you can create a right-angled triangle, and from there use some Pythagoras to find the absolute value. Even if the
R\mathbb{R}
and
ii
parts are negative, the absolute value is still positive (remember what squaring a negative number does to it).

Complex modulus

∣z∣=a2+b2|z|=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}
Simple Pythagoras is used here to find the absolute value of a complex number

Topics coming soon

  • Modulus and geometries of complex numbers
  • Applications with quadratics
  • Practical applications
  • ECQs