Complex Numbers

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Ungraded

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Be able to tackle problems involving complex numbers.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1.

    Add and subtract complex numbers.

  • 1.2.

    Multiply two complex numbers.

  • 1.3.

    Divide by a complex number.

  • 1.4.

    Solve equations involving imaginary numbers.

  • 1.5.

    Find the complex roots of a quadratic equation.

2.

Understand Argand diagrams.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1.

    Explain how an Argand diagram is used.

3.

Be able to solve problems using an Argand diagram.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1.

    Represent complex numbers on an Argand diagram.

  • 3.2.

    Find the modulus of a complex number.

  • 3.3.

    Find the argument of a complex number.

  • 3.4.

    Convert a complex number written in Cartesian coordinates (x, y) into polar coordinates (r, θ).