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Euler and Moivre Formulas

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This lecture introduces complex numbers, focusing on Euler and Moivre formulas. It covers Euler's formula, addition formulas for sine and cosine, properties of exponentials, and the Moivre formula. The instructor explains how to generalize definitions of sine and cosine to complex numbers.

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Analysis I

Analysis I (part 2) : Introduction to complex numbers

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Euler's formula

Euler's formula, named after Leonhard Euler, is a mathematical formula in complex analysis that establishes the fundamental relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function. Euler's formula states that for any real number x: where e is the base of the natural logarithm, i is the imaginary unit, and cos and sin are the trigonometric functions cosine and sine respectively. This complex exponential function is sometimes denoted cis x ("cosine plus i sine").

Exponential function

The exponential function is a mathematical function denoted by or (where the argument x is written as an exponent). Unless otherwise specified, the term generally refers to the positive-valued function of a real variable, although it can be extended to the complex numbers or generalized to other mathematical objects like matrices or Lie algebras. The exponential function originated from the notion of exponentiation (repeated multiplication), but modern definitions (there are several equivalent characterizations) allow it to be rigorously extended to all real arguments, including irrational numbers.

Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler (ˈɔɪlər , ˈleːɔnhaʁt ˈɔʏlɐ; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function.

List of trigonometric identities

In trigonometry, trigonometric identities are equalities that involve trigonometric functions and are true for every value of the occurring variables for which both sides of the equality are defined. Geometrically, these are identities involving certain functions of one or more angles. They are distinct from triangle identities, which are identities potentially involving angles but also involving side lengths or other lengths of a triangle. These identities are useful whenever expressions involving trigonometric functions need to be simplified.

Tangent half-angle formula

In trigonometry, tangent half-angle formulas relate the tangent of half of an angle to trigonometric functions of the entire angle. The tangent of half an angle is the stereographic projection of the circle onto a line. Among these formulas are the following: From these one can derive identities expressing the sine, cosine, and tangent as functions of tangents of half-angles: Using double-angle formulae and the Pythagorean identity gives Taking the quotient of the formulae for sine and cosine yields Combining the Pythagorean identity with the double-angle formula for the cosine, rearranging, and taking the square roots yields and which, upon division gives Alternatively, It turns out that the absolute value signs in these last two formulas may be dropped, regardless of which quadrant α is in.

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