Real, Imaginary, and Complex Numbers: Where Does the Physics Hide?.

Newburgh, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ518841

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Publication Date: 1996

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Real, Imaginary, and Complex Numbers: Where Does the Physics Hide?

Newburgh, Ronald

Physics Teacher, v34 n1 p23-25 Jan 1996

Presents an elementary physics problem, the solution of which illuminates physical meaning and its relation to real, imaginary, and complex mathematical quantities. (JRH)

Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Number Concepts, Numbers, Physics, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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