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ERIC Number: EJ518841
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
Real, Imaginary, and Complex Numbers: Where Does the Physics Hide?
Newburgh, Ronald
Physics Teacher, v34 n1 p23-25 Jan 1996
Presents an elementary physics problem, the solution of which illuminates physical meaning and its relation to real, imaginary, and complex mathematical quantities. (JRH)
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Number Concepts, Numbers, Physics, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Complex Numbers; Real Numbers