2140 - Notes, Syllabus Section IV, lecture 24 (10/25/95)

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(Discussion of Moebius strips and Stokes theorem)

Review of roots of complex numbers, example (cube root of 8)

Complex functions - exp(z), sin(z), cos(z), and other uses of the connection between sin and cos with exp

ln(z) and z1 to the z2 power, and principal values

Review of simple harmonic motion, and discussion of how it can be viewed as the Re (or Im) part of a complex time dependent function.

Concept of introducing complex variables into physics problems, in order to simplify algebra

Set up RLC circuits for next time


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