Complex Numbers 1 (A-Level Further Maths)

A ‘Teach Further Maths’ Resource

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Lesson Objectives:

To understand what is meant by an ‘imaginary number’.
To be able to calculate with powers of i.
To understand what is meant by a ‘complex number’.
To be able to solve any quadratic equation.
To know the condition for a quadratic equation to have complex conjugate solutions.
To understand what is meant by an ‘Argand Diagram’.
To be able to perform simple arithmetic with complex numbers.
To be able to equate real and imaginary parts to solve some problems involving complex numbers.