The evolution of the complex numbers. Any new number system is the slow development of some previous system. Is college math burning your head? Are you good at math courses but still want to understand in a concise way the foundations of modern math? Are you taking online science courses and want some supplementary handouts? Well, this tip is for you!
The natural numbers are useful for counting. The negative numbers are useful to compare quantities, the fractions are needed when integers are insufficient, the irrational numbers appear just as a consequence of the number types above.
However, the complex numbers system is the one that completes all previous number systems. The application of the complex variables in circuit design, everything electrical, and others is undeniable.
How did the complex numbers evolved? See the following infographic that shows a short account of their evolution.
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