The document provides an introduction to complex numbers, detailing their development from natural numbers to the real number system, and the necessity of extending this system to include complex numbers for solving equations like x² = -1. It defines complex numbers as numbers of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers, and introduces operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of complex numbers, along with their properties. The document also discusses the algebraic structure of complex numbers, showing that they form a field under addition and multiplication.
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1 Complex Numbers
The document provides an introduction to complex numbers, detailing their development from natural numbers to the real number system, and the necessity of extending this system to include complex numbers for solving equations like x² = -1. It defines complex numbers as numbers of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers, and introduces operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of complex numbers, along with their properties. The document also discusses the algebraic structure of complex numbers, showing that they form a field under addition and multiplication.