Lesson Plan: Multiplying Complex Numbers Mathematics • First Year of Secondary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to multiply two complex numbers.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- multiply complex numbers by other complex numbers,
- raise a complex number to a given power,
- combine addition, subtraction, and multiplication of complex numbers to simplify expressions.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- multiplying binomials,
- complex numbers,
- adding and subtracting complex numbers,
- scalar multiplication of complex numbers.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- dividing complex numbers,
- exponential and polar forms of complex numbers.
