The Joy of Mathematics Season 1 Episode 14 The Joy of the Imaginary Number i

  • TV-PG
  • April 11, 2007
  • 31 min

Could the apparently nonsensical number the square root of - 1 be of any use? Very much so, as this lecture shows. Such imaginary and complex numbers play an indispensable role in physics and other fields, and are easier to understand than they appear.

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  • First Aired
    April 11, 2007
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    31 min
  • Language
    English
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