Lesson: Introduction to Complex Numbers Mathematics

Students will be able to

• recognize that complex numbers are an extension of real numbers and understand that complex numbers arise as solutions to equations of the form ,
• recall the definition of , that is, ,
• evaluate square roots of negative numbers, for example, ,
• understand that a complex number is a number that is formed of a complex of two parts: a real part and an imaginary part,
• identify the real and imaginary parts of a complex number.