The Strange World of Imaginary Numbers : Math’s Most Mysterious Idea

The Strange World of Imaginary Numbers: Math’s Most Mysterious IdeaThe Strange World of Imaginary Numbers: Math’s Most Mysterious Idea

Imagine your teacher once told you: “You can’t take the square root of a negative number.”Then one day, math says: “Actually… yes you can.  Let’s just imagine it.” And thus, imaginary numbers were born.They sound like fantasy, but imaginary numbers are very real—and they’ve transformed everything from electrical engineering to quantum physics.   Let’s step […]