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A BRIEF HISTORY OF IMAGINARY NUMBERS

Authors

  • Filippos Kiourktsidis Senior High School Student

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58445/9hf2sv82

Keywords:

Mathematics, Number , Complex numbers

Abstract

The article focuses on the history of imaginary numbers and how they are used. I will explain the theory behind them, the questions that were answered by their invention, and one of the most known examples of how they are used.

References

A) ARTICLES AND BOOKS

1. Nikouravan,Misha.A Short History of Imaginary Numbers.Tehran International School,Fundamental Journals.2019

2.Sakkalis,Panagiotis. “Απειροστικός Λογισμός και Πραγματική Άλγεβρα" [Infinitesimal Calculus and Real Algebra], ΤΥΠΩΘΥΤΩ, 2008

B) IMAGES

[1] Unknown Artist, Set of Real Numbers https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/maths/rational-and-irrational-numbers/, Accessed 19 June 2026

[2]Unknown Artist, Real and Complex plane https://study.com/academy/lesson/complex-plane-definition-graph-examples.html Accessed 25 October 2026

[3] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of exhttps://graphicmaths.com/pure/maclaurin-taylor/maclaurin-exponential/ Accessed 17 June 2026

[4] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of cos(x)

https://austinhenley.com/blog/cosine.html Accessed 25 October 2026

[5] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of sin(x)

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/803520/given-two-unit-vectors-find-a-vector-perpendicular-with-additional-constraint Accessed 17 June 2026

[6] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of eix

https://integralmagazine.weebly.com/articles-blog/using-taylor-and-maclaurin-series-to-prove-eulers-identity Accessed 19 june 2026

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2026-11-01

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