CV, Complex numbers and vectors
Complex Numbers and Vectors draws on the power of intrigue and uses appealingapplications from navigation, global positioning systems, earthquakes, circus actsand stories from mathematical history to explain the mathematics of vectors andthe discoveries in complex numbers
1 online resource
9781423787617, 9780864315328, 1423787617, 0864315325
70665388
Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; About the author; 1 Complex numbers and vectors in the secondary curriculum; 2 A tale of intrigue and imagination; 3 Secrecy, contrivance and inspiration; 4 Form and structure: A careful exposition on operating with complex numbers; 5 The genius of Gauss; 6 Mathematicians can read maps; 7 Plotting a course; 8 Sailing against the wind; 9 It's a circus; 10 It's now possible to know where we are!; 11 Pons asinorum
the asses' bridge; 12 Curriculum connections; 13 Solution notes to student activities; References and further reading
English
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