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Complex numbers have been described as the “king” of numbers, probably because they resolve all sorts of mathematical problems where ordinary real numbers fail. Although the reader may have already studied complex numbers, this chapter revises their basic features such as the modulus, addition and subtraction, multiplication by a scalar, products, the complex conjugate, division and the inverse. The second part of the chapter covers the complex plane and the polar form of complex numbers. Throughout the chapter there are examples to illustrate the rotational features of complex numbers. The chapter concludes with a summary and a list of the complex operations covered.
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Vince, J. (2011). Complex Numbers. In: Rotation Transforms for Computer Graphics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-154-7_2
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