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The story of i

Professor Robin Wilson · Gresham College

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About

What is meant by the square root of minus 1? Why is it 'imaginary'? What are complex numbers, and why are they useful? How can we represent them geometrically? And can we find numbers that are 'even more imaginary'?

The talk

  1. The story of i 2007-02-07 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin Wilson
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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