Complex number fundamentals | Lockdown math ep. 3

2020-04-24

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Intro to the geometry complex numbers.

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Errors:

- On the first sketch of a complex plane, there is a "2i" written instead of "-2i".

- At the end, in writing the angle sum identity, the last term should be sin(beta) instead of sin(alpha).

- During Q9, the terms in parentheses should include an i, (1/2 + sqrt(3)/2 i)

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Hebrew: Omer Tuchfeld

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Video Timeline (thanks to user "Just TIEriffic")

0:00:30 - W3 Results

0:01:00 - W4 Prompt

0:02:00 - Ask What would you call 'imaginary numbers'?

0:06:40 - Startingpoint & assumptions

0:10:25 - W4 Results

0:11:25 - Q1 Prompt

0:12:20 - Q1 Process

0:14:05 - RotatingCoordinates

0:16:40 - Q1 Result

0:17:40 - Q2

0:18:15 - Q3 Prompt

0:19:40 - Q3 Results

0:21:35 - RotationAnimation

0:22:35 - 3 facts about Multiplication

0:25:40 - Q4 Prompt

0:26:10 - Ask imaginary I vs physics i&j

0:28:15 - Q4 Result

0:31:00 - GeoGebraDemo

0:32:10 - Q5 Prompt

0:33:30 - Q5 Results

0:34:00 - Q5 Solution

0:35:55 - RotatingImages Example

0:37:10 - PythonExample

0:38:25 - PythonImage Rotation Example

0:40:35 - Ask Vectors & Matrices for rotation

0:42:40 - Q6 Prompt

0:46:55 - Q6 Results

0:47:25 - Q6 Solution

0:52:20 - RedefiningAngle Addition

0:57:20 - Q7 Prompt

0:57:55 - Ask Can we do without complex numbers?

1:00:10 - Q7 Results

1:00:55 - Q7 Solution

1:05:45 - Q8 Prompt

1:06:30 - Ask sum/difference of angles

1:09:25 - Q8 Results

1:10:25 - Q8 Solution

1:12:00 - DesmosExample

1:15:05 - Bringing it all together

1:16:25 - The "cis" shorthand explained

1:18:05 - Q9 Prompt

1:19:35 - Q9 Results

1:20:55 - ClosingRemarks

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