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Fixing Things Which Can Go Wrong With Complex Numbers

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Abstract This article will build on the hints about treating the complex numbers as a branched surface, briefly described and pictured in section 4.2…
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Views On Complex Numbers

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Abstract Why do we need yet another article about complex numbers? This is a valid question and I have asked it myself. I could mention that I wanted…
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Hear the Case for Learning Complex Math

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Resistance to complex math seems to never die out.  I see it frequently in PF posts.  Often it takes the form of challenges rather than questions. …
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Understanding Exponents: Real, Irrational & Imaginary

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Introduction This is how both you and I learned exponents back in elementary school: 53 = 5 × 5 × 5 Using repeated multiplication you can raise anything…
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Things Which Can Go Wrong with Complex Numbers

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At the first sight, there are many paradoxes in complex number theory. Here are some nice examples of things that don't seem to work:Example A [itex]-1=i^2=\sqrt{-1}\cdot\sqrt{-1}=\sqrt{(-1)(-1)}=\sqrt{1}=1[/itex]Example…