Complex Numbers from A to ... Z (eBook)

It is impossible to imagine modern mathematics without complex numbers. The second edition of Complex Numbers from A to ... Z introduces the reader to this fascinating subject that from the time of L. Euler has become one of the most utilized ideas in mathematics.The exposition concentrates on key concepts and then elementary results concerning these numbers. The reader learns how complex numbers can be used to solve algebraic equations and to understand the geometric interpretation of complex numbers and the operations involving them.The theoretical parts of the book are augmented with rich exercises and problems at various levels of difficulty. Many new problems and solutions have been added in this second edition. A special feature of the book is the last chapter a selection of outstanding Olympiad and other important mathematical contest problems solved by employing the methods already presented.The book reflects the unique experience of the authors. Itdistills a vast mathematical literature most of which is unknown to the western public and captures the essence of an abundant problem culture. The target audience includes undergraduate high school students and their teacher's mathematical contestants (such as those training for Olympiads or the W. L. Putnam Mathematical Competition) and their coaches as well as anyone interested in essential mathematics.