The Argand Diagram and Polar form resources
3GP Mobile Phone (2)
This mobile phone video explains how complex numbers can be represented pictorially using an Argand Diagram. Sigma resource Unit 8.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
This mobile phone video explains how to calculate the modulus and argument of a complex number. Sigma resource Unit 9.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
iPOD Video (2)
This mp4 video explains how complex numbers can be represented pictorially using an Argand Diagram. Sigma resource Unit 8.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
This mp4 video explains how to calculate the modulus and argument of a complex number. Sigma resource Unit 9.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
Quick Reference (7)
This leaflet explains how complex numbers in polar form can be multiplied and divided.
In polar form, these operations are particularly simple to carry out.
This leaflet explains how an Argand diagram is used to provide a pictorial representation of a complex number.
This leaflet explains how complex numbers can be represented pictorially using an Argand Diagram.
There are accompanying videos. Sigma resource Unit 8.
This leaflet explains how a complex number
can be written in the form
z=r(cos(t) + j sin(t)).
This leaflet explains how to calculate the modulus and argument of a complex number.
There are accompanying videos. Sigma resource Unit 9.
This leaflet explains the polar form of a complex number. It defines the modulus and argument of a complex number.
This leaflet explains what is meant by the polar form of a complex number.
There are accompanying videos. Sigma resource Unit 10.
Test Yourself (1)
Computer-aided assessment of maths, stats and numeracy from GCSE to undergraduate level 2. These resources have been made available under a Creative Common licence by Martin Greenhow and Abdulrahman Kamavi, Brunel University.
Video (3)
This video explains how complex numbers can be represented pictorially using an Argand Diagram. Sigma resource Unit 8.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
This video explains how to calculate the modulus and argument of a complex number. Sigma resource Unit 9.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
This video explains what is meant by the polar form of a complex number. Sigma resource Unit 10.
This resource is released under a Creative Commons license Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works and the copyright is held by mathcentre.
